special agent

special agent definition - business

special agent

  1. An Internal Revenue Service employee who combines accounting and law enforcement skills to investigate financial crimes.
  2. A person who has been granted limited authority by someone else to undertake a specific task.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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