agency
(noun)
noun
1. an administrative unit of government
- the Central Intelligence Agency
Similar word(s): authority, bureau, office
Definition categories: group
2. a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties
Definition categories: group, business, concern
3. the state of being in action or exerting power
- the agency of providence
- she has free agency
Definition categories: state, action, activeness, activity
4. the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
Similar word(s): delegacy, representation
Definition categories: state
5. thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
- an example is the best agency of instruction
Definition categories: act, effectuation, implementation
Sentences with agency as a noun:
- The superintendence and agency of Providence in the natural world. --Woodward.
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Central Intelligence Agency