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Definition of agency



Overview of noun agency

The noun agency has 5 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (20) 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. (6) agency

(a business that serves other businesses)

3. (1) agency

(the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency")

4. representation, delegacy, agency

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

5. 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")