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subagent : an agent who is appointed by another agent (as an insurance agent) and for whom the principal agent is responsible or liable ...
agent
agent 1 : someone or something that acts or exerts power : a moving force in achieving some result 2 : a person guided or instigated by another in some action [where the heads of departments are the political…s of the executive, merely to execute the will of the president "Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803)"] see also innocent agent 3 a : a person or entity (as an employee or independent contractor) authorized to act on behalf of and under the control of another in dealing with third parties see also agency, fiduciary relationship, subagent compare fiduciary, principal, servant apparent agent : an agent acting under an agency by estoppel bar·gain·ing agent : a labor union that represents the employees in a bargaining unit in negotiating with their employer through collective bargaining business agent : an agent that handles business affairs for another person or organization ;esp : a paid official of a union who carries on union business between the employ...
sub-
sub- 1 : under : beneath : below [substandard] 2 a : subordinate : secondary : next lower than or inferior to [subagent] b : subordinate portion of : subdivision of [subchapter] [subcommittee] c : assigning to another by the same method [sublicense] [subcontract] ...
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