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instigator(noun, calm, person, change, radical)
9
firebrand(noun, phony, radical, recreant, reactionary)
8
agitator(noun, calm, person, change, phony)
7
provoker
6
demagogue(noun, person, radical, partisan, reactionary)
5
instigant
5
troublemaker(noun, person, radical, recreant, reactionary)
4
motivator(noun, incentive, motive, instigator, activator)
4
provocateur(noun, advocate, radical, partisan, reactionary)
4
rabble-rouser(noun, phony, radical, recreant, reactionary)
4
ringleader(noun, leader, radical, partisan, reactionary)
3
incendiary(noun, phony, radical, recreant, reactionary)
3
exciter
3
fomenter(noun, calm, person, change, radical)
3
mover(noun, advocate, radical, partisan, reactionary)
2
abettor
2
agent provocateur
2
arouser
2
brand
2
catalyst
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