Instrumentality
Related Definitions
[n] an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
[n] the quality of being instrumental for some purpose
[n] 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"
Related Terms
agency, agent, channel, device, energy, expedient, force, going between, instrument, instrumentation, intermediation, machinery, mean, mechanism, mediation, medium, might, ministry, organ, power, recourse, resort, service, vehicle