an organization, company, or bureau that provides a particular service: a nonprofit agency for the poor.
a company having a franchise to represent another: Perhaps we should be looking for a new advertising agency.
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.
the place of business of an agent: If you stop by the agency tomorrow, we can go over the details of the land sale.
Indian agency.
the duty or function of an agent.
the relationship between a principal and his or her agent: Investment firms must incentivize proper agency so that fund managers prioritize the investor’s interests over their own.
the state of being in action or of exerting power; operation: the agency of divine Providence.
the capacity to act or exert power: We may have our free agency, but we are responsible for our choices.
a means of exerting power or influence;instrumentality: nominated by the agency of friends.
Origin of agency
First recorded in 1650–60; from Medieval Latin agentia, equivalent to Latin ag- (root of agere “to do, act, manage”) + -entia noun suffix; see -ency
“Letting the most junior members set the agenda might be a good philosophy for a Montessori preschool, but it is no way to run a federal agency,” Barr said in a speech to an event hosted by conservative Hillsdale College.
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Using NBCU’s program would also have the advantage of being able to dig deeper into NBCU’s contribution to an advertiser’s business results, according to agency executives.
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Privacy and security were important considerations before committing to use the product, said Paul Davison, Vice Media Group vice president of agency development, for international in statement.
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Although a longer term may help agencies recruit, it still would not provide the individual with the security of a permanent position, she said.
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The upfront held to its traditional calendar-year model, and most of the money committed has gone to TV networks for ads that will air on linear TV, according to agency executives.
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Something like fluoride, which is too small for normal filters, yanks away that feeling of agency.
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Wisner continues to feel angry toward the agency because she believes she was misled.
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Larson, as usual, instills gravitas and agency in an otherwise underwritten character.
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It seems like you took a circuitous route, rather than coming up through some agency.
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Well before the launch of the agency, the founders used their cameras to capture telling snippets of city life.
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While it was for this tribe that the agency at Fort Snelling was established, yet the Chippewas often frequented its headquarters.
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The only possibility of peril which reason suggested was through the agency of that stranger.
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By this agency every post in the northern department was reached.
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Gazing at them, I felt that by my agency something worth living for had been done.
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Warriors continued to slip away from the agency and join the hostiles.
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British Dictionary definitions for agency
agency
/ (ˈeɪdʒənsɪ) /
nounplural-cies
a business or other organization providing a specific servicean employment agency
the place where an agent conducts business
the business, duties, or functions of an agent
action, power, or operationthe agency of fate
intercession or mediation
one of the administrative organizations of a government
Word Origin for agency
C17: from Medieval Latin agentia, from Latin agere to do