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agent

/'eɪdʒənt/

noun
the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
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agentive role

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semantic role participant role
noun
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
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broker factor

type of:
businessperson bourgeois
noun
any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
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federal agent

type of:
official functionary
noun
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
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"their research uncovered new disease agents"

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causal agency cause causal agent
noun
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
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representative
noun
a substance that exerts some force or effect
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causal agency causal agent substance cause

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