agent general

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English

Etymology

From agent + general, after (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French agent général, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian agente generale.

Pronunciation

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Noun

agent general (plural agents general)

  1. (now rare) Someone acting as the representative of an organisation, country etc. [from 17th c.]
    • 1932, Duff Cooper, Talleyrand, Folio Society 2010, p. 15:
      Appointed in 1780 to the position of agent-general of the clergy, he determined at once to make the most of the appointment.
  2. Specifically, the representative of a British colony (or, later, of a Canadian province or Australian state) in London or another foreign city. [from 19th c.]

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