1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: agency \a"gen*cy\ ([=a]"jen*s[y^]), noun; pl. {Agencies} ([=a]"jen*s[i^]z). [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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