agency n
1. an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn: federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority]
2. a business that serves other businesses
3. the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"
4. the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent [syn: representation, delegacy]
5. how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success" [syn: means, way]

Agency \A"gen*cy\, n.; pl. Agencies. [agentia, fr. L. agens, agentis: cf. F. agence. See Agent.]
1. The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality. The superintendence and agency of Providence in the natural world. --Woodward.
2. The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with the concerns of another.
3. The place of business of am agent. Syn: Action; operation; efficiency; management.

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