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agency

noun

agen·​cy ˈā-jən(t)-sē How to pronounce agency (audio)
plural agencies
1
a
: the office or function of an agent (see agent sense 4)
b
: the relationship between a principal and that person's agent
2
: the capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power : operation
3
: a person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved : instrumentality
communicated through the agency of the ambassador
4
: an establishment engaged in doing business for another
an advertising agency
5
: an administrative division (as of a government)
the agency for consumer protection

Example Sentences

the federal agency in charge of printing money The employment agency helps those who have been recently laid off find jobs.
Recent Examples on the Web In 2020 the director of the Patent and Trademark Office unilaterally implemented the NHK-Fintiv rule, under which the agency denies petitions for review if the relevant patents are already involved in litigation. Michael B. Mukasey, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 Michael Regan, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the EPA, acknowledges the agency has taken too long to act. Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022 The state Department of Children and Families said in a statement that the agency referred the case to prosecutors, and is cooperating with the investigation. Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022 Subsequently, the agency has been working to fill empty positions since the start of the new year when DeSantis announced $3,000 to $5,000 sign-on bonuses and raises for correctional officers ahead of the 2022 Legislative Session. Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 But when a major conflagration like the Fairview fire breaks out, the agency and contractors fly in tankers, planes and helicopters. Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2022 Nicholas Kuperus, 33, was able to contact Alaska State Troopers via a satellite communications device after the late Tuesday afternoon attack, the agency reported online. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 The property swap — meaning land in exchange for facilities — is modeled after the agency’s 2006 agreement with Manchester Financial Group for its Navy Broadway Complex. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Shortly after the agency moved to deny her daughter, Kassidy Peters, a real estate appraiser license in July of 2020, Noem held a meeting with Peters and key decision-makers in her licensure. Stephen Groves, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

ag(ent) + -ency, perhaps after Medieval Latin agentia, derivative of agent-, agens agent

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of agency was in 1640

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