(DoD) In intelligence usage, one who is authorized or instructed to obtain or to assist in obtaining information for intelligence or counterintelligence purposes.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). agent. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/agent/definitions/1960131 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "agent" http://smartdefine.org/agent/definitions/1960131 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
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| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "agent" 4 April 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/agent/definitions/1960131> |