chief agent

Frequency: 5.03.1 per million words

The main person or thing responsible for an effect or change.

agentADJECTIVE + NOUN

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chief

Examples (10)

  • Education is often considered the chief agent of social mobility.
  • The steam engine was the chief agent of the Industrial Revolution.
  • Viruses are the chief agents responsible for many infectious diseases.
  • Human activity has been identified as the chief agent of climate change.
  • The central bank's monetary policy is the chief agent in controlling inflation.
  • For many, motivation is the chief agent of personal success.
  • In this chemical reaction, the catalyst acts as the chief agent of transformation.
  • The mysterious stranger was the chief agent of chaos in the small town.
  • The new legislation will be the chief agent for economic reform.
  • In his philosophy, reason, not emotion, is the chief agent of moral decision-making.