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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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