'V n as n' - Construction 8

Name: the employ something as construction
Description: A person assigns someone or something to a new role or category.
Verbs: disguise, employ, intend, keep, market, package, promote, train, treat, use
Example: He deliberately employed the judges as instruments of his policy… (BNC)
Membership: action
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Causer; NP2: Carrier; NP3: Attribute
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