agency
agency
nounDefinition of AGENCY
1
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization <the federal agency charged with enforcing laws and regulations regarding the use of firearms>
Related Words subdepartment, subdivision
2
something used to achieve an end <by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?>
Related Words determinant, expedient, factor, influence, ingredient, mechanism, tool; weapon; activator, animator, catalyst, driver, energizer, executor, generator, impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, instigator, launcher, mover, power, stimulus, trigger; antecedent, cause, occasion, reason; subagency, subagent
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