In the field of economics and finance, there are several types of agents.
An agent is someone who has the virtue of acting , according to the definition provided by the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) . The term, which has its origin in the Latin word agens , can be used to name the person who acts with the power of another .
In this sense, the agent can be a representative who appears on behalf of his client. The people who manage the careers of athletes and artists and are in charge of negotiating their contracts are known as agents. For example: "The club has met with the Brazilian forward's agent to define the amount of the operation" , "The singer's agent announced the suspension of tonight's concert due to the artist's health problems" , "The actor assured that "He will never work with an agent as he prefers to define his career matters on his own."
Agent in the economic field
In economics and finance , the agent is someone who has an office (agency) to provide certain services or to manage other people's affairs. It is common for the agent, also known as a broker , to be the intermediary between a seller and a buyer, charging a commission on each transaction. It is possible to speak of a stockbroker, insurance agent, etc.
However, we should not overlook the existence of what is known as a commercial agent . This is a person who works for a company in question and who is dedicated to achieving the sale of certain products from that company by going directly to the businesses and establishments that may be interested in those mentioned. By managing to close sales in this sense, what you will do is collect through commissions.
A police officer is a person who lacks a degree.
The term in the field of security
For certain security forces (such as the police ), an officer is an unranked individual : "The thief was about to escape from the business when he was caught by an officer who was passing by the block," "An officer observed me as I crossed a traffic light." in red and he fined me .
Likewise, in relation to the law enforcement and security forces of a state, we would also have to highlight that there are many other types of agents. In this way, we find, for example, the special agent , who is the one who is in charge of investigating in a very specific area of the country to which he belongs.
secret agent
But there is also the secret agent who is the one who carries out investigative functions covertly. That is, we could say that he is a spy who will basically be in charge of discovering plots and all kinds of secrets that could seriously endanger the integrity of any nation from very different points of view.
The field of cinema, television and literature have developed important stories around characters of this type, special and secret agents. Among them we could highlight James Bond, better known as 007; to Bourne, to super agent 86, to Charlie's Angels, or to the famous agents of the X-Files series: Mulder and Scully, who were dedicated to investigating cases related to beings from other planets.
In grammar , finally, agent is the word or expression that designates the subject that performs the action of the verb.