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agent
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> agential (eɪˈdʒɛnʃəl)
agent
(ˈeɪdʒənt) noun
1 a person who acts on behalf of another person, group, business, government, etc; representative
2 a person or thing that acts or has the power to act
3 a phenomenon, substance, or organism that exerts some force or effect ■ a chemical agent
4 the means by which something occurs or is achieved; instrument ■ wind is an agent of plant pollination
5 a person representing a business concern, esp a travelling salesman
7 short for
secret agent
[C15: from Latin agent-, noun use of the present participle of agere to do]
> agential (eɪˈdʒɛnʃəl
) adjective