devil's advocates

A form of devil's advocate — One who debates from a viewpoint which one may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity or simply for the sake of argument.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of devil's advocate
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of devil's advocate
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