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agency
[ ey-juhn-see ]
noun
- an 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 Word Forms
- ܲ··· noun plural subagencies
- ܲ···· noun plural underagencies
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of agency1
Example Sentences
The second order directs every federal agency to ensure that payments to state and local governments do not “abet so-called ‘sanctuary’ policies that seek to shield illegal aliens from deportation.”
According to Reuters news agency, which has seen US proposals handed to European officials last week as well as subsequent counter-proposals from Europe and Ukraine, there are significant disparities between them.
Sudanese people are eating leaves and charcoal to survive after fleeing an attack on a camp for displaced people near the city of el-Fasher, an aid agency has told the BBC.
Marshals Service is a federal law enforcement agency.
“Safe and timely release must promote public safety and ensure that sponsors are able to provide for the physical and mental well-being of children,” the agency’s online policy states.
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