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1. (n.) agency
an organization, company, or bureau that provides a particular service:
a welfare agency.
2. agency
a government bureau or administrative division.
3. agency
a company having a franchise to represent another.
4. agency
the duty or function of an agent.
5. agency
the place of business of an agent.
6. agency
a means of exerting power or influence; instrumentality.
Etymology: (1650–60; < ML)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority
an administrative unit of government
"the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
2. (noun) agency
a business that serves other businesses
3. (noun) agency
the state of being in action or exerting power
"the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"
4. (noun) representation, delegacy, agency
the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
5. (noun) means, agency, way
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"
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1. (noun) agency
a government department
the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
2. agency
an organization providing services
an employment agency; a modeling agency
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Agency
the faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality
2. (noun) Agency
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. (noun) Agency
the place of business of am agent
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. Agency
In intelligence usage, an organization or individual engaged in collecting and/or processing information. Also called collection agency. See also agent; intelligence process; source.
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Sense: the office or business of an agent
an advertising agency.
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 Afrikaans: agentskap |
 Arabic: وَكَالَه |
 Bulgarian: представителство |
 Brazilian: agência |
 Czech: agentura |
 German: die Agentur |
 Danish: agentur; bureau |
 Greek: πρακτορείο |
 Spanish: agencia |
 Estonian: agentuur, esindus |
 Farsi: آژانس |
 Finnish: toimisto |
 French: bureau |
 Hebrew: סוֹכנוּת |
 Hindi: एजेंसी, शाखा |
 Croatian: posredništvo |
 Hungarian: ügynökség |
 Indonesian: biro |
 Icelandic: umboðsfyrirtæki, umboð |
 Italian: agenzia |
 Japanese: 代理店 |
 Korean: 대리점 |
 Lithuanian: agentūra |
 Latvian: aģentūra; birojs |
 Malay: agensi |
 Dutch: bureau |
 Norwegian: byrå, agentur |
 Polish: agencja |
 Persian: آژانس |
 Pashto: نماینده ګی |
 Portuguese: agência |
 Romanian: agenţie |
 Russian: агентство |
 Slovak: agentúra |
 Slovenian: urad |
 Serbian: agencija |
 Swedish: agentur, byrå, kontor |
 Thai: บริษัทตัวแทน |
 Turkish: temsilci, acenta |
 Taiwanese: 代辦機關，代理公司 |
 Ukrainian: агенція, агентство |
 Urdu: مختاری |
 Vietnamese: hãng |
 Chinese: 代理机构，经销机构 |
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