agency
[noun]
Synonyms:
- business, bureau, department, office, organization
- medium, activity, means, mechanism

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Related Words: antecedent, cause, determinant, gear

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

a‧gen‧cy S3 W1 /ˈeɪdʒənsi/ noun (plural agencies) [countable]

1. a business that provides a particular service for people or organizations
an advertising/employment/travel etc agency
a local housing agency ⇒ dating agency, news agency

2. an organization or department, especially within a government, that does a specific job:
a UN agency responsible for helping refugees
the Environmental Protection Agency

3. by/through the agency of somebody formal being done as the result of someone’s help

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

agency
noun
ADJ. official | federal, government, public, state | UN | external, independent, outside | commercial, private | voluntary | international, local | multilateral | adoption, advertising, aid, dating, employment, estate, intelligence, marketing, news, press, recruitment, relief, research, travel, etc. | appropriate Details of the problem will be logged by the Help Desk staff who will then contact the appropriate agency.
PREP. through an/the ~ He managed to find a job through an agency.
 ⇒ Note at ORGANIZATION (for verbs)

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