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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGovernment Agent
/ˈɡʌvərnmənt ˈeɪdʒənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who acts on behalf of a government, often in a capacity of authority or enforcement.
"The government agent conducted an investigation into the financial irregularities." - 2
An official representative of a government, typically involved in diplomatic or intelligence activities.
"The government agent was stationed abroad to gather intelligence."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'government' originates from the Old French 'governer', which is derived from the Latin 'gubernare', meaning to steer or direct. 'Agent' comes from the Latin 'agens', meaning one who acts. Together, they denote an individual who acts on behalf of a governing body.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Government Agent" is said worldwide
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Agent gouvernemental
Transliteration: aʒɑ̃ ɡʊvɛʁnəmɑ̃
"L'agent gouvernemental a mené l'enquête."
Regierungsagent
Transliteration: ʁeˈɡiːʁʊŋsˌaːɡɛnt
"Der Regierungsagent untersuchte die Vorfälle."
Agente governativo
Transliteration: aˈdʒɛnte ɡovernaˈtivo
"L'agente governativo ha condotto l'indagine."
Agente gubernamental
Transliteration: aˈxente ɡuβeɾnaˈmental
"El agente gubernamental realizó la investigación."
Agente governamental
Transliteration: aˈʒẽtʃi ɡoveʁnɐˈmẽtaw
"O agente governamental conduziu a investigação."
सरकारी एजेंट
Transliteration: sarkārī ejent
"सरकारी एजेंट ने जांच की।"
政府特工
Transliteration: zhèngfǔ tègōng
"政府特工进行了调查。"
정부 요원
Transliteration: jeongbu yo-won
"정부 요원이 조사를 수행했다."
政府エージェント
Transliteration: seifu ējento
"政府エージェントが調査を行った。"
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