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Jul 4, 2009
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a•gen•cy



Pronunciation: (ā'jun-sē), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -cies.
1. an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another: a welfare agency.
2. a company having a franchise to represent another.
3. a governmental bureau, or an office that represents it.
4. the place of business of an agent.
5. See Indian agency.
6. an administrative division of a government.
7. the duty or function of an agent.
8. the relationship between a principal and his or her agent.
9. the state of being in action or of exerting power; operation: the agency of Providence.
10. a means of exerting power or influence; instrumentality: nominated by the agency of friends.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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