general agent
noun
a person, company, or AI program that is allowed to transact business of many kinds or relating to ongoing affairs on behalf of another.
general agents
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pluralof general agent.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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AI expert Edward Grefenstette also joined the company's research group Google DeepMind last month to "develop general agents that can adapt to open-ended environments".
From Reuters ● Jul. 17, 2023
Both he and Langeman lied to the inspector general agents about their roles in the Nassar case, according to Horowitz’s report, but Justice Department officials declined to prosecute them for false statements.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2021
Managing general agents are empowered by insurers to sign up customers and, in some cases, underwrite new policies, but they aren’t regulated as insurers themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2016
By 1981, it had signed up 17 "managing general agents" to whom it "gave its pen."
From Time Magazine Archive
Suppose he has a cotton-factory and a store and a farm; he might have three general agents, each managing one of these enterprises.
From Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) by Seymour Eaton
