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English to English adjective
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Acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining, action. |  | source: webster1913 noun
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an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect | | Example: their research uncovered new disease agents
source: wordnet30
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a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations | | source: wordnet30
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a substance that exerts some force or effect | | source: wordnet30
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a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission | | source: wordnet30
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any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau | | source: wordnet30
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the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | | source: wordnet30
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One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor. | | source: webster1913
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