primary agent
An agent who is directly authorized by a principal. • A primary agent generally may hire a subagent to perform all or part of the agency. Cf. subagent.
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successor agent
An agent who is appointed by a principal to act in a primary agent’s stead if the primary agent is unable or unwilling to perform.
primary powers
primary powers. The chief powers given by a principal to an agent to accomplish the agent’s tasks. Cf. MEDIATE POWERS.
source
source, n. The originator or primary agent of an act, circumstance, or result ( she was the source of the information) (the side business was the source of income).
mediate powers
mediate powers (mee-dee-it). Subordinate powers incidental to primary powers, esp. as given by a principal to an agent; powers necessary to accomplish the principal task (adjusting debt is a mediate power to collecting debt). Cf. PRIMARY POWERS.