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agent general en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌeɪdʒənt ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəl/ (UK)

Etymology

From agent + general, after French agent général, Italian agente generale.

Meanings

  1. (archaic) Someone acting as the representative of an organisation, country etc. ▸ The representative of a British colony or, later, of a Canadian province or Australian state in key cities abroad.
  2. (archaic, historical) Someone acting as the representative of an organisation, country etc. ▸ An ecclesiastic elected to manage accounting and other matters for the Church of France.
    • Appointed in 1780 to the position of agent-general of the clergy, he determined at once to make the most of the appointment. 1932, Duff Cooper, Talleyrand, Folio Society, published 2010, page 15:

Forms

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Synonyms

delegate general

Translations (1)

fr agent général (representative of organisation, country etc.)