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agency

[ ey-juhn-see ]

noun

plural agencies.
  1. an organization, company, or bureau that provides a particular service:

    We are a nonprofit agency for people experiencing food insecurity.

  2. a company having a franchise to represent another:

    Perhaps we should be looking for a new advertising agency.

  3. a governmental bureau or administrative division, or an office that represents it:

    My internship at the FDA led to job opportunities with other federal agencies.

  4. the place of business of an agent:

    If you stop by the agency tomorrow, we can go over the details of the land sale.

  5. the duty or function of an agent.
  6. the relationship between a principal and an agent:

    Investment firms must incentivize proper agency so that fund managers prioritize the investor鈥檚 interests over their own.

  7. the state of being in action or of exerting power; operation:

    the agency of divine Providence.

  8. the capacity to act or exert power:

    We may have our free agency, but we are responsible for our choices.

  9. a means of exerting power or influence; instrumentality:

    nominated by the agency of friends.

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agency

/ 藞别瑟诲萧蓹苍蝉瑟 /

noun

  1. a business or other organization providing a specific service

    an employment agency

  2. the place where an agent conducts business
  3. the business, duties, or functions of an agent
  4. action, power, or operation

    the agency of fate

  5. intercession or mediation
  6. one of the administrative organizations of a government
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉耻产路补路驳别苍路肠测 noun plural subagencies
  • 耻苍路诲别谤路补路驳别苍路肠测 noun plural underagencies
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of agency1

First recorded in 1650鈥60; from Medieval Latin agentia 鈥渁bility,鈥 from Latin ag(ere) 鈥渢o do, drive鈥 + -entia -ency
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of agency1

C17: from Medieval Latin agentia, from Latin agere to do
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In a report on state news agency KCNA, Pyongyang's military claimed its soldiers helped Russian forces "completely liberate" the Kursk border region, according to an order given by leader Kim Jong Un.

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The White House has moved aggressively to wrest control of spending from Congress, unilaterally defunding programmes and entire agencies.

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It follows his meeting with the head of Israel's spy agency on Thursday.

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An image from Iran's Tasnim news agency on Sunday showed a helicopter flying through a sky blackened by smoke to drop water on the disaster-struck area, AFP reported.

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The agency confirmed the split to The Hollywood Reporter.

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