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SPECIAL AGENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does special agent mean?
• SPECIAL AGENT (noun)
The noun SPECIAL AGENT has 1 sense:
1. someone whose authority is limited to the special undertaking they have been instructed to perform
Familiarity information: SPECIAL AGENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone whose authority is limited to the special undertaking they have been instructed to perform
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("special agent" is a kind of...):
agent (a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations)
Antonym:
general agent (someone authorized to transact every kind of business for the principal)
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