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instrumentality

in·stru·men·tal·i·ty [ ìnstrəmən tállətee, ìnstrə men tállətee ] (plural in·stru·men·tal·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. quality of being instrumental: the quality or state of being instrumental

2. action or use: interventionist action

3. politics section: a subsidiary branch of a department or agency
Every department, agency, and instrumentality of the federal government is so authorized.

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