commercial agentn.U.S. an agent stationed abroad to attend to commercial interests.
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society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > one who acts for another > in business matters
pragmatical1623
business agent1831
commercial agent1877
1877 Encycl. Brit. VI. 317/1 The United States commercial agents, although appointed by the president, receive no exæquatur. They..are distinct from the consular agents.