subagent

noun

Definition of subagentnext
as in agency

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subagent
  1. agency
  2. executor
  3. assignee
  4. subagency
  5. attorney
  6. agent
  7. proxy
  8. delegate
Noun
  • Large retail credit card issuers also increased the cost of their cards by charging for paper statements, the agency said.
    Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
  • That includes nearly $30 billion in funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as officials have sounded alarm over the agency’s Disaster Relief Fund in recent months.
    Aris Folley, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of agency
Noun
  • The executors of Jackson’s estate John Branca and John McClain will produce Michael, alongside Graham King, the producer behind Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The first stone, Tomlin said, would have borne the name of the deceased, followed by the name of the inscription’s dedicatee (or executor).
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of executor
Noun
  • After all, Qualcomm recently surpassed IBM as the number-two patent assignee in the U.S..
    Anshel Sag, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The data looks at the assignees for both regular utility and design patents and was limited to assignees that received at least 10 patents within the year.
    al, al, 22 June 2023
Definition of assignee
Noun
  • The Executive Office for Immigration Review, the U.S. Department of Justice subagency that oversees immigration courts and established the dedicated docket, did not respond to a request for comment.
    Cindy CarcamoStaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022
  • Employers would likely have to present their plans to OSHA, a subagency of the Labor Department, during a workplace inspection and could be fined for violations.
    Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2021
Definition of subagency
Noun
  • Mike Roland in the investigations of the bombings of the Hattie Cotton Elementary School in 1957, the Jewish Community Center in 1958, and the home of civil rights attorney and council member Z. Alexander Looby in 1960.
    Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The actress, who plays an attorney and de facto detective, allows an honest revelation.
    Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of attorney
Noun
  • Secret Service agents thwarted the attack, and Routh fled before being apprehended.
    Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This past offseason, Smith’s agent broached the topic of a contract extension this offseason, to no avail.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of agent
Noun
  • Additionally, Iran and its proxies have been severely weakened by the war with Israel that has lasted more than a year.
    Ghassan E. El-Eid, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
  • MicroStrategy — The bitcoin proxy stock dipped marginally after Nasdaq announced MicroStrategy will be added to the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index .
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of proxy
Noun
  • Everything that doesn’t fall under that zone, delegate or cut it.
    Chad Willardson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Nino Mangione, a cousin of Luigi and a Maryland state delegate who issued an initial joint statement for the family, did not respond to a message on a number listed to him.
    Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of delegate
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