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instrumentality
in·stru·men·tal·i·ty I0171700 (ĭn′strə-mĕn-tăl′ĭ-tē)n. pl. in·stru·men·tal·i·ties 1. The state or quality of being instrumental.2. A means; an agency.3. A subsidiary branch, as of a government, by means of which functions or policies are carried out.in•stru•men•tal•i•ty (ˌɪn strə mɛnˈtæl ɪ ti)
n., pl. -ties. 1. the quality or state of being instrumental. 2. the fact or function of serving some purpose. 3. a means or agency. [1645–55] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | instrumentality - a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose; "are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?"; "he studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement"government department - a department of governmentsocial unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit" | | 2. | instrumentality - the quality of being instrumental for some purposeusefulness, utility - the quality of being of practical use | | 3. | instrumentality - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some endinstrumentationartefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a wholeceramic - an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperaturesconnecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)transport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportationdevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"equipment - an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a servicefurnishing - (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livableironware, hardware - instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metalimplement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an endmeans - an instrumentality for accomplishing some endsystem - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"toilet articles, toiletry - artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body)arms, implements of war, munition, weaponry, weapons system - weapons considered collectivelymedium - a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information |
instrumentalitynounThat by which something is accomplished or some end achieved:agency, agent, instrument, instrumentation, intermediary, mean (used in plural), mechanism, medium, organ.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeinstrumentalInstrumentality
InstrumentalityNotes issued by a federal agency whose obligations are guaranteed by the full-faith-and-credit of the government, even though the agency's responsibilities are not necessarily those of the US government.Instrumentality1. An agency that issues debt obligations guaranteed by the full-faith-and-credit of the U.S. government even though the agency is not part of the government itself. See also: Indirect government obligation.
2. The tools or means by which an organization or subset of that organization accomplishes its projects and goals.instrumentality
Synonyms for instrumentalitynoun that by which something is accomplished or some end achievedSynonyms- agency
- agent
- instrument
- instrumentation
- intermediary
- mean
- mechanism
- medium
- organ
Synonyms for instrumentalitynoun a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purposeRelated Words- government department
- social unit
- unit
noun the quality of being instrumental for some purposeRelated Wordsnoun an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some endSynonymsRelated Words- artefact
- artifact
- ceramic
- connecter
- connector
- connective
- connection
- connexion
- container
- transport
- conveyance
- device
- equipment
- furnishing
- ironware
- hardware
- implement
- means
- system
- toilet articles
- toiletry
- arms
- implements of war
- munition
- weaponry
- weapons system
- medium
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