Meaning of agency

Definition of agency

(noun) an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties
the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"
the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"

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