Agent and Detachment

Agent

Agent noun - A person sent on a mission to represent another.

Usage example: an undercover agent of the Crown

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

Nearby Words: agency, agential

Detachment noun - Lack of favoritism toward one side or another.

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Agent and detachment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Agent" instead a noun "Detachment".

Nearby Words: detached, detach, detaching, detachable

full	full agent	full detachment
special	special agent	special detachment
deep	deep agent	deep detachment
new	new agent	new detachment
Other adjectives: random, previous.

In the Warhammer 40,000 novel Innocence Proves Nothing, Inquisition agent Danuld Drake says this to a starship security detachment he has instructed to dispose of two dead rogue psykers.

Source: I Was Never Here
The commander and crew of the American submarine Tigerfish are sent to Ice Station Zebra near the north pole, but know something's up when they get a Jerkass intelligence agent, a quirky Russian, and a detachment of Marine commandos en route.

Source: Dislikes the New Guy

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