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moral agent

moral agent noun: a being who is capable of exercising moral agency.

Noun

moral agent (uncountable)

  1. A being who is capable of exercising moral agency.

Origin of moral agent

From moral + agent.

Questions about moral agent

What does moral agent mean?
Moral agent means a being who is capable of exercising moral agency.
What part of speech is moral agent?
Moral agent is a noun.

Words near moral agent in the dictionary

  1. morainic deltas
  2. Morains
  3. morais
  4. moral
  5. moral agency
  6. moral agent
  7. moral arithmetic
  8. moral authority
  9. moral bankruptcies
  10. moral bankruptcy
  11. moral certainties

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