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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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 an agent.
4. An organization or business that provides some service, primarily for other organizations; as, an advertising agency. [PJC]
5. An administrative division of a government; as, a state welfare agency; a motor vehicle agency; the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). [PJC]
Syn: Action; operation; efficiency; management.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
1: an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn: {agency}, {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}, {agency}]
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}, {agency}, {way}]
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