1. the quality or condition of being instrumental; the fact of serving as a means or tool to achieve something
2. an organization, agency, or institution established to serve a particular function or purpose
Usage: formal
3. a tool, implement, or instrument used to accomplish a task
Usage: rare

Examples

• The treaty was signed through the instrumentality of diplomatic negotiations.
• The government created a new instrumentality to manage public transportation.
• Education serves as an instrumentality for social mobility.
• The committee acted as an instrumentality of the larger organization.
• Technology has become an important instrumentality in modern business.
• The court recognized the instrumentality doctrine in determining corporate liability.