| 单词 | special agent |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspecial agent special agent n. a person who conducts investigations on behalf of the government; (now) spec. (U.S.) a person who conducts criminal investigations and has arrest authority, esp. as a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > political police > [noun] > secret service or police > member of secret police special agent1893 federal1921 1893 H. W. Wiley Nostrums Increasing Yield Butter (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 12) 6 The numerous replies to this circular..have been referred to Mr. A. J. Wedderburn, special agent of the Department for the investigation of the general aspects of food adulteration. 1935 M. R. Werner Privileged Characters iv. 231 Gaston B. Means, special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation,..was directed by Jess Smith to investigate Senator Caraway. 1992 Spy (N.Y.) Oct. 60/1 Potterton..asked that a special agent of the FBI's antiterrorist unit in New York become involved. 2002 El Paso (Texas) Times (Nexis) 2 Feb. 1 b The IRS is hiring 300 special agents a year over the next few years to offset the number of investigators who will soon be able to retire. < as lemmas |
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