Agent vs. Attorney
Agentnoun
One who exerts power, or has the power to act
Agentnoun
One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by authority from him/her; someone entrusted to do the business of another
Agentnoun
A person who looks for work for another person
Agentnoun
Someone who works for an intelligence agency
Agentnoun
An active power or cause or substance; something which has the power to produce an effect
Agentnoun
(computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
Agentnoun
(grammar) The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".
Agentadjective
Acting; - opposed to patient, or sustaining, action.
Agentnoun
One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.
Agentnoun
One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.
Agentnoun
An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect, such as a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as, heat is a powerful agent.
Agentnoun
a chemical substance having biological effects; a drug.
Agentnoun
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect;
Agentnoun
a substance that exerts some force or effect
Agentnoun
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
Agentnoun
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
Agentnoun
any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
Agentnoun
the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the hapening denoted by the verb in the clause
Agentnoun
a person who acts on behalf of another person or group
Agentnoun
a person who manages business, financial, or contractual matters for an actor, performer, writer, etc.
Agentnoun
a person or company that provides a particular service, typically one that involves organizing transactions between two other parties
Agentnoun
a person who works secretly to obtain information for a government or other official body
Agentnoun
a person or thing that takes an active role or produces a specified effect
Agentnoun
a substance that brings about a chemical or physical effect or causes a chemical reaction
Agentnoun
the doer of an action, typically expressed as the subject of an active verb or in a by phrase with a passive verb.
Agentnoun
an independently operating Internet program, typically one that performs background tasks such as information retrieval or processing on behalf of a user or other program.
Attorneynoun
(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
Attorneynoun
(UK 19th century and earlier) One such who practised in the courts of the common law (cf solicitor, proctor).
Attorneynoun
A solicitor.
Attorneynoun
An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.
Attorneynoun
(Philippines) A title given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.
Attorneynoun
A substitute; a proxy; an agent.
Attorneynoun
One who is legally appointed by another to transact any business for him; an attorney in fact.
Attorneyverb
To perform by proxy; to employ as a proxy.
Attorneynoun
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
