foreign agent

• Eine Person oder Organisation, die im Inland im Auftrag einer ausländischen Regierung oder ausländischen Einrichtung tätig ist, oft mit besonderen Registrierungs- und Offenlegungspflichten.

A person or organization that operates within a country on behalf of a foreign government or entity, often subject to specific legal registration and disclosure requirements.

1. Spy or operativeB2formal

   A person who secretly works for a foreign government, often to gather intelligence or influence politics.

   Ausländischer Agent

   • The diplomat was accused of being a foreign agent.
   • The government expelled several suspected foreign agents.
   • He was arrested for acting as an unregistered foreign agent.

2. Legal designationC1formal

   A legal term for a person or organization that operates in a country on behalf of a foreign entity, often subject to registration laws.

   Ausländischer Agent

   • The company registered as a foreign agent under the new law.
   • The law requires foreign agents to disclose their activities.
   • He was fined for failing to register as a foreign agent.