land agent
noun
a person or firm engaged at a commission to obtain grants of public lands or to negotiate the buying and selling of private lands between two or more parties.
land agency
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a word derived from
land agent.
Example Sentences
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She trained as an opera singer at Guildhall School of Music and Drama and worked in land agency before setting up an interior design business at the age of 25.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2022
Tom Heinlein, acting state director for the land agency in Alaska, on Thursday recommended allowing eligible veterans to choose from among roughly 27 million acres, up from about 1.2 million currently available.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
A 2019 law lifted use and occupancy restrictions and made lands available until late 2025, the land agency has said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
The land agency also on Tuesday issued a call to nominate land for development within “solar energy zones” in Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico that combined cover about 140 square miles.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2021
The land agency business——' "We are to live at the dower-house at Kencote," said Humphrey.
From The Eldest Son by Archibald Marshall
