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English to English noun
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an administrative unit of government |
• the Central Intelligence Agency
• the Census Bureau
• Office of Management and Budget
• Tennessee Valley Authority
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
a business that serves other businesses | source: wordnet30
| 3 |
the state of being in action or exerting power |
• the agency of providence
• she has free agency
source: wordnet30
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the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent | source: wordnet30
| 5 |
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
source: wordnet30
| 6 |
The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality. | source: webster1913
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