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a⋅gen⋅cy
[ey-juh
n-see] 
–noun, plural -cies.
| 1. | an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another: a welfare agency. |
| 2. | a company having a franchise to represent another. |
| 3. | a governmental bureau, or an office that represents it. |
| 4. | the place of business of an agent. |
| 5. | Indian agency. |
| 6. | an administrative division of a government. |
| 7. | the duty or function of an agent. |
| 8. | the relationship between a principal and his or her agent. |
| 9. | the state of being in action or of exerting power; operation: the agency of Providence. |
| 10. | a means of exerting power or influence; instrumentality: nominated by the agency of friends. |
Synonyms:
10. intercession, good offices.
10. intercession, good offices.
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| a·gen·cy (ā'jən-sē) n. pl. a·gen·cies
[Medieval Latin agentia, from Latin agēns, agent-, present participle of agere, to do; see agent.] |
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