agency

noun

ˈā-jən(t)-sē How to pronounce agency (audio)
Definition of agencynext
1
as in department
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the federal agency charged with enforcing laws and regulations regarding the use of firearms

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2
as in agent
something used to achieve an end by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?

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Recent Examples of agency Other special achievement winners are KM Strategies Group, agency of the year; The LEGO Group, brand of the year; AARP, nonprofit of the year; and DoSomething, small nonprofit of the year. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026 Meanwhile, the agency remains bound by California Streets and Highway Code to maintain the highway. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 The agency's most recent X-plane, the X-59, has been flying for over a year. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Given the agency’s latest X-plane push, the X-59 may not be flying alone for many more years. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for agency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agency
  1. department
  2. agent
  3. bureau
  4. instrumentality
  5. office
  6. means
  7. service
  8. vehicle
Noun
  • After 20 years as physical education department chair, Jurupa Valley’s flag football head coach Giselle Kendall is retiring.
    — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Critics have been literally flocking to speak publicly against the cameras, as city officials and police departments have held town halls in all of metro Atlanta’s four largest counties since August.
    — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of department
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  • The Information reported that Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth has discussed humanoid robots internally as a potential physical embodiment of the company’s Muse AI agent.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • To tout their readiness for the midterms, Fulton County officials invited media to the same sprawling elections hub where FBI agents seized more than 650 boxes of ballots and other 2020 election records nine months ago.
    — Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of agent
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  • Floris was a former top intelligence analyst in charge at the bureau's Washington Field Office, while Benavides was the former deputy assistant director at the FBI's Counterintelligence Division.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Lexington’s convention and visitor’s bureau launched FilmLEX two years ago to promote Kentucky’s incentive program, which launched in 2022, and help producers on the ground.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of bureau
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  • Advertisement The war on terror represented a failed effort to impose a unipolar order on the world, one that could no longer rely on the economic instrumentality of globalization alone.
    — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Issued by the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, a state instrumentality created under the Wyoming Stable Token Act (2023), FRNT is fully reserved and managed in partnership with Franklin Templeton.
    — Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of instrumentality
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  • The one-time head of Ayiti 2054, the political party Sanon claimed to be a member of, Désir was arrested Wednesday outside his law office in Petion-Ville, according to his Haiti lawyer.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In addition, students with immediate financial hardship may receive assistance from their college’s financial aid office and basic needs center, officials said.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of office
Noun
  • But if that’s what being an American means, many Latinos said on Tuesday, then screw assimilation.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Most executives have never been told what active and visible sponsorship means.
    — Leslie Ellis, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of means
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  • Stevens endorsed Rogers after attending a Detroit church service with him.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Stevens instead opted to attend a different church service with Rogers, where the pair hosted a press conference.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of service
Noun
  • The Afro-chic, three-bedroom private villa Elela is like having your very own safari camp, fully equipped with staff, a private game vehicle, and even a dedicated watering hole for prime wildlife viewing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The Mk21A builds on the design of the older Mk21 reentry vehicle.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of vehicle

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