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agency
[ey-juhn-see]
noun
plural
agenciesan organization, company, or bureau that provides a particular service.
We are a nonprofit agency for people experiencing food insecurity.
a company having a franchise to represent another.
Perhaps we should be looking for a new advertising agency.
a governmental bureau or administrative division, or an office that represents it.
My internship at the FDA led to job opportunities with other federal agencies.
the place of business of an agent.
If you stop by the agency tomorrow, we can go over the details of the land sale.
the duty or function of an agent.
the relationship between a principal and an agent.
Investment firms must incentivize proper agency so that fund managers prioritize the investor’s interests over their own.
the state of being in action or of exerting power; operation.
the agency of divine Providence.
the capacity to act or exert power.
We may have our free agency, but we are responsible for our choices.
a means of exerting power or influence; instrumentality.
nominated by the agency of friends.
Synonyms:
agency
/ ˈɪəԲɪ /
noun
a business or other organization providing a specific service
an employment agency
the place where an agent conducts business
the business, duties, or functions of an agent
action, power, or operation
the agency of fate
intercession or mediation
one of the administrative organizations of a government
Other 51Թ Forms
- subagency noun
- underagency noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of agency1
Example Sentences
The Army Corps of Engineers, the lead agency overseeing wildfire cleanup, has overseen federal contractors in clearing wreckage away from more than 3,200 properties, alleviating some of those worries.
That would ensure complaints and allegations of "mishandling, wrongdoing and cover-ups by police, agencies and other professionals and elected officials are brought to light and those responsible held accountable", the Home Office added.
The agency did not explain what is meant by targeted enforcement.
Such an apparent lack of transparency for a humanitarian group is a "critical" issue, says Bill Deere, Washington DC office director for the UN's Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA.
Last month Denmark's foreign minister summoned the US ambassador in Copenhagen, following a report in the Wall Street Journal alleging that US spy agencies were told to focus efforts on Greenland.
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