Agents
Contractors and agents are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contractors" instead a noun "Agents".
Contractors
Agents and contractors are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Agents" instead a noun "Contractors".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Subversion in The Archangel Project, where the CIA is good, but the FBI agents chasing the heroine and her CIA agent ally are actually private military contractors impersonating FBI agents.
Source: CIA Evil, FBI Good -
Various nations around the world use Contractors as spies and agents, often resulting in vicious, no-holds-barred battles for information.
Source: Anime / Darker Than Black -
Rag Tag Bunch Of Misfits: The survivors of the whole, but also specifically the Hunters, who are made up of former soldiers, secret agents, Private Military Contractors or what have you.
Source: Video Game / Hellgate: London
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