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Idiom

rabble rouser

Meaning

Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The politician is a known rabble rouser in our town.”

“The police monitored the protest closely because a famous rabble rouser was scheduled to give a speech.”

“Throughout the history of the movement, every effective rabble rouser has faced intense scrutiny from those who prefer the status quo.”

Examples

simple

“The politician is a known rabble rouser in our town.”

contextual

“The police monitored the protest closely because a famous rabble rouser was scheduled to give a speech.”

complex

“Throughout the history of the movement, every effective rabble rouser has faced intense scrutiny from those who prefer the status quo.”

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