People who stir up trouble or try to get others to support a cause, often a political or social movement.
From Latin 'agitatus,' past participle of 'agitare' meaning to set in motion. The word entered English in the 17th century with both mechanical and political meanings.
The same word describes both the spinning paddle in a washing machine and a political activist—because both literally agitate things to create change!
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