Agent and Controls

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Agent noun - Something used to achieve an end.

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Controls and agent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Controls" instead a noun "Agent".

Nearby Words: agency, agential

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Agent and controls are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Agent" instead a noun "Controls".

He can't decide if he's a government agent who controls the criminals, a criminal who controls a government agency or both.

Source: Running Both Sides
The scarab of the Blue Beetle is revealed to be an agent of the Reach, an ancient enemy of the Green Lanterns who created the scarab as part of a hive mind that controls the wearer.

Source: Bad Powers, Good People
The City of Lost Children has a music box that controls a circus flea, making it inject its host with a nerve agent.

Source: Instrument of Murder

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