noun
an administrative unit of government
Synonyms
Examples
- the Central Intelligence Agency
- the Census Bureau
- Office of Management and Budget
- Tennessee Valley Authority
noun
a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties
noun
the state of being in action or exerting power
Examples
- the agency of providence
- she has free agency
noun
the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
Synonyms
noun
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
Synonyms
Examples
- a means of control
- an example is the best agency of instruction
- the true way to success