Agency - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈeɪdʒənsɪ|  American pronunciation of the word agency
Brit.  |ˈeɪdʒ(ə)nsɪ|  British pronunciation of the word agency

noun

- an administrative unit of government (syn: authority, bureau, office)
- a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties
- the state of being in action or exerting power
the agency of providence
she has free agency
- the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent (syn: delegacy, representation)
- thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end (syn: means, way)
an example is the best agency of instruction

Extra examples

...the federal agency charged with enforcing laws and regulations regarding the use of firearms...

An invisible agency arrested his progress.

European Research Coordination Agency

International Atomic Energy Agency

International Development Agency

Central Intelligence Agency

In the 20th century science becomes an agency of destruction.

Advanced Research Projects Agency

Defense Supply Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

European Space Agency

Federal Work Agency

Foreign Investment Review Agency

National Housing Agency

The agency conducted an environmental study.

Word forms

noun
singular: agency
plural: agencies
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