3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Agency \A"gen*cy\, n.; pl {Agencies}. [agentia, fr L. agens,
agentis: cf F. agence. See {Agent}.]
1. The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of
being in action action instrumentality.
The superintendence and agency of Providence in the
natural world. --Woodward.
2. The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a
principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with
the concerns of another.
3. The place of business of am agent.
Syn: Action operation; efficiency; management.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
agency
n 1: an administrative unit of government; "the Central
Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of
Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
[syn: {government agency}, {bureau}, {office}, {authority}]
2: a business that serves other businesses
3: the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency
of providence"; "she has free agency"
4: the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate
or agent [syn: {representation}, {delegacy}]
5: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of
communcation"; "an example is the best agency of
instruction"; "the true way to success" [syn: {means}, {way}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Agency, IA (city, FIPS 640)
Location: 40.99685 N, 92.30732 W
Population (1990): 616 (276 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 52530
Agency, MO (town, FIPS 298)
Location: 39.65569 N, 94.74854 W
Population (1990): 642 (216 housing units)
Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 64401
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