agent general
English edit
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Etymology edit
From agent + general, after French agent général, Italian agente generale.
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Noun edit
agent general (plural agents general)
- (now rare) Someone acting as the representative of an organisation, country etc. [from 17th c.]
- The representative of a British colony or, later, of a Canadian province or Australian state in key cities abroad. [from 19th c.]
- (historical, religion) An ecclesiastic elected to manage accounting and other matters for the Church of France.
- 1932, Duff Cooper, Talleyrand, Folio Society, published 2010, page 15:
- Appointed in 1780 to the position of agent-general of the clergy, he determined at once to make the most of the appointment.
Synonyms edit
Synonym: delegate general
Translations edit
representative of organisation, country etc.
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