26984 words

agency

8 definitions • 15 examples
1
a business that represents one group of people when dealing with another group:

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2

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an overseas aid agency
the Central Intelligence Agency
3
the ability to take action or to choose what action to take:

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The protest gave us a sense of agency, a sense of our own power to make a difference.
When the legal system acquitted these women on the grounds of insanity it denied their agency.
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because of the actions of someone:

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She was freed from prison through the agency of her doctor.
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a business acting for or representing a person, an organization, or another business:

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a real estate agency
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An agency is also a government organization:

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a business that provides a service to other people or organizations:

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Background checks may be done in-house or by an outside agency.
She now runs an agency which last year catered for more than 17,000 travellers.
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security/intelligence/immigration, etc. agency In a lengthy response to the report, the immigration agency stated that it will follow the recommendations.

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