Definitions for agency
ˈeɪ dʒən siagen·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authoritynoun

   an administrative unit of government

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

2. agencynoun

   a business that serves other businesses

3. agencynoun

   the state of being in action or exerting power

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

4. representation, delegacy, agencynoun

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

5. means, agency, waynoun

   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"

GCIDERate this definition:3.4 / 5 votes

1. agencynoun

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

2. agencynoun

   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).

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. agencynoun

   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. agencynoun

   agent

3. agencynoun

   The office of an agent, or factor.

4. agencynoun

   The relation between a principal and his agent.

5. agencynoun

   Business of one entrusted with the concerns of another.

6. agencynoun

   The place of business of an agent.

7. agencynoun

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

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Agencynoun

   Etymology: from agent.

   1. The quality of acting; the state of being in action; action.

   A few advances there are in the following papers, tending to assert the superintendence and agency of providence in the natural world. John Woodward, Nat. History. Preface to.

   2. The office of an agent or factor for another; business performed by an agent.

   Some of the purchasers themselves may be content to live cheap in a worse country, rather than be at the charge of exchange and agencies. Jonathan Swift.

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1. agency

   Agency generally refers to the capacity of individuals or entities to independently act, make choices, and make decisions. It may also refer to a business or organization that provides a specific service. Furthermore, in social science, agency is the ability of individuals or groups to exercise free will, influence their own actions in a given context, and bring about change. The meaning of the term may vary based on the context.

2. agency

   Agency refers to the capacity, condition, or state of acting or exerting power, making decisions and taking action. It can be related to individuals or organizations. In social sciences, it often refers to the ability of individuals or entities to act independently and make their own free choices. In legal terms, it can refer to a relationship between two parties where one is acting on the other's behalf. It may also denote a business or organization providing a particular service.

3. agency

   Agency generally refers to the capacity, condition, or state of an individual or entity to act or make decisions independently. It can refer to a business or organization established to provide a particular service, often on behalf of another business, entity, or individual. It can also represent the ability of an individual to act autonomously, often in the context of social or psychological matters.

4. agency

   Agency refers to the capacity, condition, or state of acting or exerting power. In sociology, it refers to the ability of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices. In business, it's a business or organization providing a particular service on behalf of another business, person, or group. In law, it's the relationship between the principal and the agent who acts on the principal's behalf.

5. agency

   Agency refers to the capacity, condition, or state of acting or exerting power independently. It could also refer to a business or organization established to provide a particular service or to represent another firm, entity or individual in specific capacities. The term also refers to a government organization responsible for enforcing laws and regulations. The use and meaning of agency can vary based on context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Agencynoun

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

2. Agencynoun

   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. Agencynoun

   the place of business of am agent

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

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. agency

   Payment pro operâ et labore, fixed by the prize act at five per cent. as a fair average, but it gives nothing where the property is restored; in such cases it is usual for the agent to charge a gross sum.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. agency

   A certain proportion of money which is ordered to be subtracted from the pay and allowances of the British army, for transacting the business of the several regiments comprising it.

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1. agency

   A form of unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, house of representatives, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government and international unity government governmental organization created for a specific purpose with accurate and specific budgets, goals, legislation, objectives, plans, processes, procedures, rules, strategy, structures, systems, vision, treaties, eligibility criteria, employees, expenditure, funding, guidelines, income, IT systems, liquidity, management, policy, resources and technology. This organization employs a moderate amount of employees.

   The unity government agency works efficiently and effectively as an intelligent organization.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 10, 2020  

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   agency

   An organization or business that provides goods or services.

   The recruitment agency provided an excellent local and regional service.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 27, 2019  

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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

How to pronounce agency?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say agency in sign language?

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. Wyndham Lewis:

   With a new familiarity and a flesh-creeping homeliness entirely of this unreal, materialistic world, where all sentiment is coarsely manufactured and advertised in colossal sickly captions, disguised for the sweet tooth of a monstrous baby called the Public, the family as it is, broken up on all hands by the agency of feminist and economic propaganda, reconstitutes itself in the image of the state.

2. Chief Operating Officer Rainer Martens:

   There are areas where Agency Partners can increase the number of shifts ; that's not a problem as long as Agency Partners don't then have to invest in more new buildings, increasing the number of machines Agency Partners use takes around 1.5-2 years, but that too is doable.

3. Fred Allen:

   The vice-president of an advertising agency is a bit of executive fungus that forms on a desk that has been exposed to conference.

4. Raymond Chandler:

   Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency.

5. Marc Brouillard:

   Early on Saturday morning a CRA( Canadian Revenue Agency) portal was directly targeted with a large amount of traffic using a botnet to attempt to attack the services through credential stuffing, out of an abundance of caution the Canadian Revenue Agency portal was shut down to contain the attack and implement measures to protect Canadian Revenue Agency services.

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