terminology question

[Ronald Kephart]

Politician.


On 5/13/13 10:15 AM, Ellen Contini-Morava wrote:
> Hello, my husband asks the following question.  If anyone has 
> suggestions, they can be sent to him or I'll forward them.
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> Thanks,
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> Ellen
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> -------- 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
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>                 (:+{)}  Jack
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