Definition of agency

noun (n)

• an administrative unit of government (noun.group)

  Synonym: authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office
  

  Example:
  The Central Intelligence Agency.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a business that serves other businesses (noun.group)

  source: wordnet30
• the state of being in action or exerting power (noun.state)

  Example:
  The agency of providence.
  She has free agency.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent (noun.state)

  Synonym: delegacy, representation
  

  source: wordnet30
• how a result is obtained or an end is achieved (noun.act)

  Synonym: means, way
  

  Example:
  An example is the best agency of instruction.
  

  source: wordnet30
• The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality. (noun)

  source: webster1913

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