agency

/ˈeɪdʒʌnsi/

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Noun
an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
Noun
a business that serves other businesses
Noun
the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"
Noun
the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
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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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ad agency Advanced Research and Development Activity advertising agency AFISR AI Air Force Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Air Force ISR ARDA Army Army Intelligence Ballistic Missile Defense Organization BJA BJS BMDO Bureau of Customs Bureau of Diplomatic Security Bureau of Engraving and Printing Bureau of Intelligence and Research Bureau of Justice Assistance Bureau of Justice Statistics Bureau of the Census Casualty Care Research Center CCRC CDC Census Bureau Center for Disease Control and Prevention commercial agency Comptroller of the Currency Counterterrorist Center credit bureau CTC Customs Bureau Customs Service DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Logistics Agency Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service Defense Technical Information Center Department of Defense Laboratory System Department of Energy Intelligence desperate measure detective agency dint DISA DOEI DRMS DS DTIC employment agency employment office escape executive agency expedient FAA fast track FDA Federal Aviation Agency Federal Housing Administration FHA Financial Management Service Food and Drug Administration Foreign Service Frankenstein free agency FWS GAO Government Accounting Office Government Printing Office GPO Immigration and Naturalization Service independent agency INR INS instrument Internal Revenue Service IRS LABLINK law enforcement agency legal representation local authority Marine Corps Intelligence Activity MCIA mercantile agency National Climatic Data Center National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Guard Bureau National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institutes of Health National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Park Service National Technical Information Service National Weather Service Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Naval Special Warfare Naval Surface Warfare Center Naval Underwater Warfare Center Navy NAWCWPNS NCDC news agency news organisation news organization NGA NGB NIH NIST NOAA Nonproliferation Center NPC NSW NSWC NTIS NUWC Occupational Safety and Health Administration Office of Intelligence Support Office of Naval Intelligence OIS ONI open sesame organ OSHA Patent and Trademark Office Database Patent Office PHS press agency press association road salvation service agency service bureau service firm stepping stone Technology Administration tool tooth transfer agent Transportation Security Administration travel agency TSA U. S. Air Force U. S. Army U. S. Coast Guard United States Air Force United States Army United States Border Patrol United States Coast Guard United States Fish and Wildlife Service United States Government Accounting Office United States Government Printing Office United States Navy United States Public Health Service US Air Force US Army US Border Patrol US Coast Guard US Fish and Wildlife Service US Government Printing Office US Navy USA USAF USCB USN virus voice wings wire service
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