to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end | the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses |
an administrative unit of government | the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation) |
a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties | an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator |
the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent | |
the state of being in action or exerting power | |