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instrumentality (s) (noun), instrumentalities (pl)
1. A subsidiary branch, as of a government which is created for a special purpose; such as, fulfilling certain policies.
2. The fact or function of serving some purpose: "The President wanted to know if the judicial instrumentalities of these federal agencies were adequate."
3. Something that serves as an intermediary or agent through which one or more functions of a larger controlling entity are carried out.
This entry is located in the following unit: stru-, struct-, -structure, -struction, -structive (page 7)