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general agent
noun
1
: one employed to transact generally all legal business entrusted by a principal
2
: an insurance company agent working within a specified area
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Business be damned, Whitney’s still bringing it as a general agent of chaos.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2021
His father was general agent in the Far East for insurance companies, including what was then Occidental Life, and for a time Mr. Lee thought that that was probably his future as well.
—Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2020
When an agent performs well on a wide variety of tasks, as general agents do, they're considered intelligent.
—Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 2 Apr. 2020
The company is close to the Russian military, and its alleged front company was nominated as the general agent of the Russian naval fleet, according to a September 2016 email the alleged front company sent to another firm, the indictment said.
—Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ, 12 June 2018
Union housekeepers in city hotels earn more than $21 an hour, with good benefits and a pension, said Jaimie McNeil, a general agent with the union.
—Tim Logan, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2018
Joanne was a supportive partner to Jerry and their agency, The Coursey Agency, as well as a mentor to many general agent's spouses in the Connecticut Mutual Life family for 30 years.
—courant.com, 15 Mar. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“General agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20agent. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
Legal Definition
general agent
see agent
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