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Definition: Special Agent |
Special AgentNoun1. Someone whose authority is limited to the special undertaking they have been instructed to perform. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Occupations | Investigates alleged or suspected criminal violations of federal, state, or local laws to determine if evidence is sufficient to recommend prosecution: Analyzes charge, complaint, or allegation of law violation to identify issues involved and types of evidence needed. Assists in determining scope, timing, and direction of investigation. Develops and uses informants to get leads to information. Obtains evidence or establishes facts by interviewing, observing, and interrogating suspects and witnesses and analyzing records. Examines records to detect links in chain of evidence or information. Uses cameras and photostatic machines to record evidence and documents. Verifies information obtained to establish accuracy and authenticity of facts and evidence. Maintains surveillances and performs undercover assignments. Presents findings in clear, logical, impartial, and properly documented reports. Reports critical information to and coordinates activities with other offices or agencies when applicable. Testifies before grand juries. Serves subpoenas or other official papers. May lead or coordinate work of other SPECIAL AGENTS. May obtain and use search and arrest warrants. May serve on full-time, detail, or rotational protection assignments. May carry firearms and make arrests. May be designated according to agency worked for as Special Agent, FBI (government ser.); Special Agent, IRS (government ser.); Special Agent, Secret Service (government ser.). (references) |
| Guards shipments of valuables and investigates reports of theft or damage of shipments transported by railroad: Patrols railway express cars, baggage cars, and freight cars during run to guard shipments of valuables, such as money, bullion, strategic metals, or prototype machinery. Apprehends unauthorized persons and removes them from train at next stop or from railroad properties. Investigates report of theft [DETECTIVE (any industry) I]. Interviews train crew and other persons to gather information concerning theft. Cooperates with local law enforcement agencies to secure additional clues. Interviews neighbors, associates, and former employers of employment applicants to get personal and work history data. Prepares reports on findings of criminal and applicant investigations. (references) | |
| Recruits independent SALES AGENTS, INSURANCE (insurance) in field and maintains contact between agent and home office: Selects SALES AGENT, INSURANCE (insurance), based on experience with other insurance companies. Drafts contract between agent and company. Advises agent on matters pertaining to conduct of business, such as cancellations, overdue accounts, and new business prospects. May gather information for UNDERWRITER (insurance). When working in life insurance, is designated Brokerage Manager (insurance). (references) | |
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| Antonyms: general agent (n), universal agent (n). (additional references) |
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Screenplays | I'm Agent Johnson, this is Special Agent Johnson. (Die Hard; writing credit: Jeb Stuart) Special Agent Drixobenzometaphedrimine (Osmosis Jones; writing credit: Marc Hyman) This is Special Agent John Kruger. (Eraser; writing credit: Tony Puryear; Walon Green) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Special Agent 7 (1958) Dick Barton: Special Agent (1948) Special Agent K-7 (1937) Dick Barton: Special Agent (1979) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Special Agent Al Crane on the Iditarod Trail. Credit: Alaska Historical Image Library. |
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John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | Measures have been taken to ascertain the state of the facts more correctly by the employment of a special agent to visit the spot where the alleged outrages have occurred, the result of those inquiries, when received, will be transmitted to Congress. |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
special agent | 33 |
fbi special agent | 26 |
special agent badge | 7 |
special agent dea | 6 |
fbi special agent salary | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "special agent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
German | Sonderbevollmächtigte. (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | agente speciale. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ecialspay agentay agente especial. (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-e-g-i-l-n-p-s-t" | |
-2 letters: analeptics, analgetics, clientages, escalating, plasticene. | |
-3 letters: alginates, alienages, alienates, analcites, analeptic, analgesic, analgetic, anapestic, anelastic, angelicas, anglesite, antalgics, antisleep, apetalies, caseating, caseinate, clientage, galenites, gelatines, genetical, glaciates, laitances, latencies, paginates, palatines, panetelas, patencies, patiences, penalties, pentacles, placating, placentae, placentas, pleasance, selecting, splenetic, tapelines, teaseling. | |
-4 letters: agencies, agenesia, agenetic, agential, alginate, alienage, alienate, analcite. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Modern 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Quotations: Speeches 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Anagrams | 9. Bibliography |
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