agent

An agent is a person authorized to act on behalf of another person. The party an agent is authorized to act for is known as the principal. A principal-agent relationship can either be intentionally created or created by implication through one’s actions.

For further information, see Agency Law.

[Last updated in June of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team]

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