Synonyms:
agency, federal_agency, government_agency, bureau, office, authority
Meaning: an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
Synonyms:
agency
Meaning: a business that serves other businesses
Synonyms:
agency
Meaning: the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"
Usage examples
It must carry its agency to the persons of the citizens.
"Mona, you told me something which could have come only through a supernatural agency.
"You are an old lunatic," said a young man who had been refused a benefice through Vincent's agency.
I was confounded and said, 'Let some one else pilot the ship;' withdrawing myself from any further agency in their wickedness.
If some means can be found for equalizing the flow and for storing the power of the wind, it may yet become a great agency of industry.
What was worse, either by magic, by Satanic agency, or by sleight of hand, they managed to empty people's purses whilst talking to them....
He controlled nature as a fertilizing agency; he caused grass, trees, and crops to grow; he increased flocks and herds, and gave human offspring.
In doing this, the influence he had established over the eastern members, with the agency of Robert Morris with those of the Middle States, effected his side of the engagement."
This matter cuts very deep, and though I have not finally made up my mind whether it is a benevolent or a malevolent agency which is in touch with us, I am conscious always of power and design.
Had my circumstances permitted me, I should have answered these words by an immediate journey to Paris; but I was obliged to act by the agency of a friend, who was upon the spot, and present at the opening of the will.