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firebrand::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | inciter, instigant, instigator, provoker |
| Type of | troubler, mischief-maker, bad hat, trouble maker, troublemaker |
| Has types | ringleader |
Examples of firebrand
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Julius Malema, the firebrand leader of the ANC's Youth League, wasn't having it.
From the newsweek.com
Late in life, Heston's stature as a political firebrand overshadowed his acting.
From the latimes.com
The intensity of his convictions led him to be a firebrand, a leader, a martyr.
From the dailyherald.com
If she sees you as a firebrand she'll understandably remain extremely reticent.
From the guardian.co.uk
He is a proceduralist, a former corporate lawyer and hardly a populist firebrand.
From the huffingtonpost.com
Maguire says they are not firebrand radicals hellbent on destroying the system.
From the guardian.co.uk
He was a Left-wing firebrand and she was legal adviser to the strike committee.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
A career government lawyer, Ravel is hardly known in Sacramento as a firebrand.
From the latimes.com
Republicans had just elected a firebrand named Newt Gingrich to be their whip.
From the cnn.com
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