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Agency

Agency Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Agency? [n] how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success" [n] a business that serves other businesses [n] an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [n] the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent [n] the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Agency: authority \| bureau \| delegacy \| federal agency \| government agency \| means \| office \| representation \| way Related Terms \| Find terms related to Agency: action \| activity \| agent \| agentship \| antecedent \| assignment \| atelier \| authority \| authorization \| barbershop \| barter \| bartering \| beauty parlor \| beauty shop \| bench \| brevet \| brokerage \| butcher shop \| buying and selling \| care \| cause \| change 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administrative body \| administrative unit \| advertising agency \| AEC \| Atomic Energy Commission \| Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms \| Bureau of Customs \| Bureau of Engraving and Printing \| Bureau of the Census \| business \| business concern \| business organisation \| business organization \| Census Bureau \| Center for Disease Control \| central bank \| Central Intelligence Agency \| child welfare agency \| child welfare service \| CIA \| commercial agency \| Comptroller of the Currency \| concern \| credit bureau \| desperate measure \| detective agency \| dint \| effectuation \| employment agency \| employment office \| Environmental Protection Agency \| EPA \| escape \| executive agency \| expedient \| FBI \| FDA \| Federal Bureau of Investigation \| Federal Housing Administration \| FHA \| Food and Drug Administration \| Foreign Service \| Frankenstein \| free agency \| ICC \| implementation \| Inland Revenue \| instrument \| Internal Revenue Service \| Interstate Commerce Commission \| IR \| IRS \| legal representation \| local authority \| Manhattan Project \| mercantile agency \| NASA \| National Aeronautics and Space Administration \| National Labor Relations Board \| National Park Service \| National Weather Service \| news agency \| news organisation \| news organization \| NRC \| NRLB \| Nuclear Regulatory Commission \| Occupational Safety and Health Administration \| open sesame \| Ordnance Survey \| organ \| OSHA \| patent office \| press agency \| press association \| redevelopment authority \| regulatory agency \| regulatory authority \| road \| salvation \| SEC \| secret service \| Securities and Exchange Commission \| Selective Service \| Selective Service System \| service agency \| service bureau \| service firm \| Social Security Administration \| state \| stepping stone \| tool \| tooth \| transfer agent \| travel agency \| UN agency \| United Nations agency \| voice \| weather bureau \| wings \| wire service Agency In Webster's Dictionary \A"gen*cy\, n.; pl. {Agencies}. [agentia, fr. L. agens, agentis: cf. F. agence. See {Agent}.] 1. The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality. The superintendence and agency of Providence in the natural world. --Woodward. 2. The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with the concerns of another. 3. The place of business of am agent. Syn: Action; operation; efficiency; management.

Agency Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Agency?

[n] how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"
[n] a business that serves other businesses
[n] an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
[n] the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
[n] the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"

Agency In Webster's Dictionary

\A"gen*cy\, n.; pl. {Agencies}. [agentia, fr. L. agens,
agentis: cf. F. agence. See {Agent}.]
1. The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of
   being in action; action; instrumentality.

         The superintendence and agency of Providence in the
         natural world.                        --Woodward.

2. The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a
   principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with
   the concerns of another.

3. The place of business of am agent.

Syn: Action; operation; efficiency; management.

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