Definitions for agency
ˈeɪ dʒən siagen·cy

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority(noun)

   an administrative unit of government

   "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

2. agency(noun)

   a business that serves other businesses

3. agency(noun)

   the state of being in action or exerting power

   "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"

4. representation, delegacy, agency(noun)

   the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent

5. means, agency, way(noun)

   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"

GCIDE(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. agency(n.)

   An organization or business that provides some service, primarily for other organizations; as, an advertising agency.

2. agency(n.)

   An administrative division of a government; as, a state welfare agency; a motor vehicle agency; the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Origin: [agentia, fr. L. agens, agentis: cf. F. agence. See Agent.]

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. agency(Noun)

   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. agency(Noun)

   agent

3. agency(Noun)

   The office of an agent, or factor.

4. agency(Noun)

   The relation between a principal and his agent.

5. agency(Noun)

   Business of one entrusted with the concerns of another.

6. agency(Noun)

   The place of business of an agent.

7. agency(Noun)

   A bond issued by a US government-backed entity, such as Fannie Mae.

Origin: From agentia, from agens (present participle of agere), agentis (cognate with French agence, see also agent).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Agency(noun)

   the faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality

2. Agency(noun)

   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. Agency(noun)

   the place of business of am agent

Origin: [agentia, fr. L. agens, agentis: cf. F. agence. See Agent.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'agency' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1748

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'agency' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2444

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'agency' in Nouns Frequency: #473

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of agency in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of agency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of agency in a Sentence

1. Edwin Rodriguez:

   It was just like free agency.

2. Mark Meadows:

   Are agency leaders doing enough ?

3. Ron Hosko:

   It’s going to be every agency for themselves.

4. Mayer Brown:

   Back then, nobody knew about the No Such Agency.

5. Steven Wilburn:

   It's just too critical an agency right now to abandon.

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