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English to English noun
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an administrative unit of government |  | Example: the Central Intelligence Agency
the Census Bureau
Office of Management and Budget
Tennessee Valley Authority
source: wordnet30
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a business that serves other businesses | | source: wordnet30
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the state of being in action or exerting power | | Example: 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
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how a result is obtained or an end is achieved | | Example: a means of control
an example is the best agency of instruction
the true way to success
source: wordnet30
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The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality. | | source: webster1913
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