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foreign agent

/ˈfɒrɪn ˈeɪdʒənt/

Traduction: Personne ou organisation agissant dans un pays pour le compte d'un gouvernement ou d'une entité étrangère, souvent soumise à des exigences particulières d'enregistrement et de divulgation.

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C1formalcommonlegal/ˈfɒrɪn ˈeɪdʒənt/

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.

  • 🇫🇷Personne ou organisation agissant dans un pays pour le compte d'un gouvernement ou d'une entité étrangère, souvent soumise à des exigences particulières d'enregistrement et de divulgation.
  1. Spy or operative B2 formal

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

    • 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.

    🇫🇷agent étranger (espion)

  2. Legal designation C1 formal

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

    • 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.

    🇫🇷agent étranger