AGENCY
\ˈe͡ɪd͡ʒənsi], \ˈeɪdʒənsi], \ˈeɪ_dʒ_ə_n_s_i]\
Definitions of AGENCY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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a business that serves other businesses
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an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
By Princeton University
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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"
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a business that serves other businesses
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an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality.
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The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with the concerns of another.
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The place of business of am agent.
By Oddity Software
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The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality.
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The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with the concerns of another.
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The place of business of am agent.
By Noah Webster.
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Operation; action; the business of one acting for another; a place where business is done for another person or firm.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Active power or operation; activity; instrumentality.
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The relation, business, or place of business, of an agent.
By James Champlin Fernald
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