Driving force
Driving force noun - The act of applying force to propel something.
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Instigator and driving force are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Instigator" instead a noun phrase "Driving force".
Instigator
Instigator noun - A person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent.
Driving force and instigator are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Driving force" instead a noun "Instigator".
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Endora was the most common instigator of plots, and trying to reverse one of her spells before any mortals found out was often the driving force for a given episode.
Source: Series / Bewitched -
Generally seen as the instigator of the Horus Heresy (and all the hell that brought on the Imperium and the rest of the galaxy), Erebus turned his Primarch to Chaos when Lorgar was having his Crisis of Faith and also was the driving force behind the corruption of Horus himself.
Source: The Corrupter
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