terminology question

[Steve Bialostok]

American president (sorry. Two words)

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On May 13, 2013, at 11:56 AM, "Michael H. Agar" <magar at UMD.EDU> wrote:

> Lawyer?
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> Victoria Codella <codellav at GREENMTN.EDU> wrote:
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> Imperialist gave me a good chuckle...just saying! :o)
> 
> -Victoria
> ________________________________________
> From: Linguistic Anthropology Discussion Group [LINGANTH at listserv.linguistlist.org] on behalf of Celso Alvarez Cáccamo [lxalvarz at UDC.ES]
> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 11:47 AM
> To: LINGANTH at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
> Subject: Re: terminology question
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> Imperialist?
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> -celso
> Celso Alvarez Cáccamo
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> 
> No dia 13/05/2013, às 16:15, Ellen Contini-Morava <elc9j at VIRGINIA.EDU> escreveu:
> 
>> Hello, my husband asks the following question.  If anyone has suggestions, they can be sent to him or I'll forward them.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Ellen
>> 
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject:    terminology question
>> Date:    Mon, 13 May 2013 09:53:31 -0400 (EDT)
>> From:    Jack Morava <jack at chow.mat.jhu.edu>
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>> I'm looking for a word, in any language, that describes
>> a person who foments conflict so as to have a role in
>> resolving it. Busybody and polarizer are in the right
>> approximate semantic range but don't seem to capture
>> the essence.
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>> 
>> Thanks in advance
>> 
>>               (:+{)}  Jack