instigation

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: noun

[U] the act of causing sth to begin or happen: An appeal fund was launched at the instigation of the President. * It was done at his instigation.

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This is a English–English dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.

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instigation