'Agency' definitions:
Definition of 'agency'
(from WordNet)
noun
An administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn: agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority]
noun
A business that serves other businesses
noun
The state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"
noun
The state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent [syn: representation, delegacy, agency]
noun
Synonyms of 'agency'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- action,
- activity,
- agent,
- agentship,
- antecedent,
- assignment,
- atelier,
- authority,
- authorization,
- barbershop,
- barter,
- bartering,
- beauty parlor,
- beauty shop,
- bench,
- brevet,
- brokerage,
- butcher shop,
- buying and selling,
- care,
- cause,
- change,
- channel,
- charge,
- commission,
- commissioning,
- commitment,
- commutation,
- company,
- concern,
- conduct,
- consignment,
- corporation,
- cure,
- dealing,
- delegated authority,
- delegation,
- deputation,
- deputyship,
- desk,
- determinant,
- device,
- devolution,
- devolvement,
- direction,
- displacement,
- doing business,
- driving,
- embassy,
- empowerment,
- energy,
- entrusting,
- entrustment,
- errand,
- establishment,
- exchange,
- execution,
- executorship,
- exequatur,
- exercise,
- expedient,
- facility,
- factorship,
- firm,
- force,
- full power,
- functioning,
- gear,
- give-and-take,
- going between,
- handling,
- horse trading,
- house,
- installation,
- institution,
- instrumentality,
- instrumentation,
- intercession,
- interchange,
- intermediation,
- intervention,
- jobbing,
- jurisdiction,
- legation,
- license,
- lieutenancy,
- loft,
- machinery,
- management,
- mandate,
- manipulation,
- means,
- mechanism,
- mediation,
- medium,
- merchandising,
- ministry,
- mission,
- occupation,
- office,
- operancy,
- operation,
- organ,
- organization,
- parlor,
- performance,
- performing,
- plenipotentiary power,
- power,
- power of attorney,
- power to act,
- practice,
- procuration,
- proxy,
- purview,
- quid pro quo,
- recourse,
- regency,
- regentship,
- replacement,
- representation,
- resort,
- responsibility,
- retailing,
- running,
- service,
- shop,
- steering,
- studio,
- subrogation,
- substitution,
- supersedence,
- superseding,
- supersedure,
- supersession,
- supplantation,
- supplanting,
- supplantment,
- swapping,
- sweatshop,
- switch,
- task,
- tit for tat,
- trade,
- trading,
- trafficking,
- trust,
- trusteeship,
- vehicle,
- vicarious authority,
- vicariousness,
- warrant,
- wheeling and dealing,
- wholesaling,
- work,
- work site,
- work space,
- workbench,
- workhouse,
- working,
- working space,
- workings,
- workplace,
- workroom,
- workshop,
- worktable
Agency, MT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Agency, MT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana
Population (2000) :
324
Housing Units (2000) :
90
Land area (2000) :
8.577370 sq. miles (22.215286 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.007082 sq. miles (0.018342 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
8.584452 sq. miles (22.233628 sq. km)
FIPS code :
00587
Located within :
Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location :
48.257148 N, 109.772875 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Agency, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Agency, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
622
Housing Units (2000) :
286
Land area (2000) :
0.578829 sq. miles (1.499159 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.578829 sq. miles (1.499159 sq. km)
FIPS code :
00640
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
40.995432 N, 92.307532 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
52530
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Agency, MO -- U.S. village in Missouri
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Agency, MO -- U.S. village in Missouri
Population (2000) :
599
Housing Units (2000) :
222
Land area (2000) :
1.936828 sq. miles (5.016361 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.936828 sq. miles (5.016361 sq. km)
FIPS code :
00298
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
39.648739 N, 94.744418 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
64401
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Words containing 'Agency'
- Agency, IA,
- Agency, MO,
- Agency, MT,
- Crow Agency,
- Free agency,
- Mercantile agency,
- Old Agency,
- Special agency,
- ad agency,
- advertising agency,
- agency security,
- causal agency,
- commercial agency,
- detective agency,
- employment agency,
- executive agency,
- federal agency,
- government agency,
- independent agency,
- intelligence agency,
- news agency,
- press agency,
- regulatory agency,
- russian agency,
- service agency,
- travel agency,
- un agency,
- Crow Agency, MT,
- Fort Belknap Agency,
- Old Agency, MT,
- central intelligence agency,
- child welfare agency,
- defense intelligence agency,
- defense logistics agency,
- drug enforcement agency,
- environmental protection agency,
- federal aviation agency,
- international intelligence agency,
- law enforcement agency,
- military intelligence agency,
- national security agency,
- united nations agency,
- Fort Belknap Agency, MT,
- defense information systems agency,
- federal emergency management agency,
- international atomic energy agency,
- international law enforcement agency,
- united states intelligence agency,
- defense advanced research projects agency,
- national geospatial-intelligence agency