agent

[ey-juhnt] / ˈeɪ dʒənt /

NOUN

person representing an organization or person in business

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assistant broker commissioner deputy handler lawyer minister officer operative operator promoter representative worker

STRONG

abettor actor advocate ambassador assignee attorney delegate doer emissary envoy executor factor factotum functionary go-between intermediary mover negotiator principal proctor proxy salesperson servant steward substitute surrogate

WEAK

mediary middleperson ten percenter

NOUN

power, instrument for achievement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

force

STRONG

cause channel factor means medium organ power vehicle

Antonyms

STRONG

end

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As part of an investigation, a U.S. law-enforcement agent went undercover at one of the tobacco suppliers in 2019, according to the U.S. indictment.

From The Wall Street Journal

We told readers this month that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had stumbled upon him while searching for other migrants near Albany, N.Y., in August.

From The Wall Street Journal

People are worried that AI agents are going to look fairly similar at software companies.

From Barron's

Increased adoption requires customers to see that AI agents create higher efficiency not only in theory, but in reality.

From Barron's

Democratic officials in Illinois said small groups of protesters objected to the aggressive enforcement tactics used by federal immigration agents.

From Los Angeles Times

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