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A federal agent (also known as a special agent, federal police officer, or federal operative) is an employee of an agency or branch of the federal government, typically one responsible for investigating organized crime and terrorism, handling matters of domestic or national security, and who practices espionage, such as the FBI, CIA, NSA, or MI5.
Slang for an American federal agent, often used online. Originates from a quote by Terry A. Davis. Glatta From Norwegian "glattcelle", meaning "holding cell". Grass Cockney (English) rhyming slang for a police informant: Grasshopper = Copper. [30] Alternative suggestions are from "Narc in the Park", or the song "WhisperingGrass". Green Onions
Agent architecture, a blueprint for software agents and control systems; Agent-based model, a computational model for simulating the actions and interactions of individuals; Intelligent agent, an autonomous, goal-directed entity which observes and acts upon an environment; Software agent, a piece of software that acts for a user or other program
In linguistics, an agent noun (in Latin, nomen agentis) is a word that is derived from another word denoting an action, and that identifies an entity that does that action. [1] For example, driver is an agent noun formed from the verb drive .
In espionage jargon, a mole (also called a "penetration agent", [1] "deep cover agent", "illegal" or "sleeper agent") is a long-term spy (espionage agent) who is recruited before having access to secret intelligence, subsequently managing to get into the target organization. [2]
The agent will coordinate the details of wardrobe, directions, etc., as well as negotiate the contract or pay. The agent's job is to get the talent to audition; the talent is the only person who can get the job. For their work, agents take a 10 to 20% commission of the gross, depending on whether the job is union (such as SAG-AFTRA) or not ...
In sociology, an agent is an individual engaging with the social structure. Notably, though, the primacy of social structure vs. individual capacity with regard to persons' actions is debated within sociology. This debate concerns, at least partly, the level of reflexivity an agent may possess. [citation needed]
THROWOFF/2: Albanian ethnic agent/radio operator employed by Italian Navy Intelligence/CIA in several early Cold War covert operations against Albania. Was captured, operated radio under communist control to lure CIA agents to capture/death, tried in 1954, death sentence commuted, freed after 25 years. CIA paid his son $40,000 in 1996. [76]