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noun, plural a·gen·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.
EXPANDthe place of business of an agent.
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.
COLLAPSEa means of exerting power or influence; instrumentality: nominated by the agency of friends.
Origin:
1650–60; < Medieval Latin agentia, equivalent to Latin ag- (root of agere to do, act, manage) + -entia -ency
1650–60; < Medieval Latin agentia, equivalent to Latin ag- (root of agere to do, act, manage) + -entia -ency
Related forms
sub·a·gen·cy, noun, plural sub·a·gen·cies.
un·der·a·gen·cy, noun, plural un·der·a·gen·cies.
Synonyms
10. intercession, good offices.
10. intercession, good offices.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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