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instrumentality
This term describes the mechanism through which a goal is realized, emphasizing the role of a tool or agent rather than the final outcome itself. It carries a formal, often clinical or legal tone, suggesting a structured process of cause and effect where one entity acts as the vehicle for another's intent.
In a legal or administrative context, the word shifts from an abstract quality to a concrete entity. It refers to specialized agencies or bodies that possess a degree of autonomy but exist solely to execute the mandates of a higher authority, such as a state or federal government.
Meanings
Examples
The law served as the primary instrumentality for social change.
Is this just a formality or a real instrumentality for progress?
The government created a new instrumentality to manage urban housing.
I wonder if faith can be an instrumentality for healing.
The treaty was the instrumentality that finally ended the border dispute.
We need to identify the exact instrumentality used to execute the plan.
This agency operates as a quasi-governmental instrumentality.
This agency operates as a quasi-governmental instrumentality.
Education is the most powerful instrumentality for breaking the cycle of poverty.