Synonyms for agency
ˈeɪ dʒən siagen·cy

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1. agencynoun

   Synonyms:
   management, operation, action, instrumentality, efficiency

2. agencynoun

   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.

   Synonyms:
   instrumentality, action, efficiency, management, operation

3. agencynoun

   agent

   Synonyms:
   action, instrumentality, efficiency, operation, management

4. agencynoun

   The office of an agent, or factor.

   Synonyms:
   operation, management, action, efficiency, instrumentality

5. agencynoun

   The relation between a principal and his agent.

   Synonyms:
   action, efficiency, management, operation, instrumentality

6. agencynoun

   Business of one entrusted with the concerns of another.

   Synonyms:
   efficiency, operation, instrumentality, management, action

7. agencynoun

   The place of business of an agent.

   Synonyms:
   efficiency, management, action, instrumentality, operation

8. agencynoun

   A bond issued by a US government-backed entity, such as Fannie Mae.

   Synonyms:
   instrumentality, efficiency, management, operation, action

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1. agency

   Operation is action considered with reference to the thing acted upon, and may apply to the action of an intelligent agent or of a material substance or force; as, the operation of a medicine. Performance and execution denote intelligent action, considered with reference to the actor or to that which he accomplishes; performance accomplishing the will of the actor, execution often the will of another; we speak of the performance of a duty, the execution of a sentence. Compare ACT.

   Synonyms:
   action, effect, execution, force, influence, operation, performance, procedure, result

   Antonyms:
   failure, inaction, ineffectiveness, inefficiency, inutility, powerlessness, uselessness

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1. agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authoritynoun

   an administrative unit of government

   "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

   Synonyms:
   assurance, billet, berth, means, confidence, chest of drawers, spot, bureau, delegacy, role, office staff, function, dominance, post, dresser, sanction, part, authority, self-assurance, power, way, say-so, sureness, place, representation, government agency, chest, position, business office, self-confidence, potency, authorisation, situation, office, authorization, federal agency

2. agencynoun

   a business that serves other businesses

   Synonyms:
   means, government agency, representation, federal agency, way, authority, office, delegacy, bureau

3. agencynoun

   the state of being in action or exerting power

   "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"

   Synonyms:
   means, government agency, representation, federal agency, way, authority, office, delegacy, bureau

4. representation, delegacy, agencynoun

   the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent

   Synonyms:
   delegacy, government agency, histrionics, federal agency, theatrical performance, commission, deputation, way, mental representation, delegation, theatrical, internal representation, bureau, office, means, representation, mission, authority

5. means, agency, waynoun

   how a result is obtained or an end is achieved

   "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"

   Synonyms:
   direction, government agency, manner, way, delegacy, elbow room, substance, style, federal agency, path, way of life, bureau, office, means, representation, fashion, authority, mode, room

Matched Categories

1. • Action
   • Administrative Unit

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1. agencynoun

   Synonyms:
   intervention, instrumentality, mediation, action, operation, force, influence, procurement

2. agencynoun

   Synonyms:
   charge, direction, management, superintendence, supervision

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1. agencynoun

   Synonyms:
   instrumentality, operation, action, mediation, means

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1. List of paraphrases for "agency":

   office, body, agence, organism, organization, agencies, 'agence, iaea, agenzia, 'agenzia, unrwa, agencia, board, institution, cfia, authority, organisation, officio, bodies, 'office, office, cra, institutions, cida, organizations, charity, agentur, neb, pti, ccra, entity

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1. Ned Price:

   As the President-elect noted yesterday, the Department of Defense has continued to refuse to meet with our Agency Review Team members, there has been no substantial progress since transition officials spoke to the intransigence of the Department's political leadership late last week.

2. Mark Rosekind:

   I have directed staff to provide options for the agency to consider quickly, so that we can make a final decision on whether to invoke our accelerated remedy authority by Thanksgiving.

3. Bruce Banerdt:

   We do not believe that this is a fundamentally difficult problem, given enough time to systematically investigate and resolve it, the French space agency estimates that a handful of months should suffice, although we will probably take a little longer to make sure there aren't any further subtle problems hiding in the wings.

4. Travis Hampton:

   As the leader of the Oregon State Police, I would like to offer my apology to the coffee shop employees and the community. I am ultimately responsible for all actions of OSP Troopers and should rightfully be accountable for their conduct, i hope my apology is accepted and the swift actions of my agency provide evidence of our commitment to accountability.

5. William Schultz:

   Any FDA drug approval involves hundreds of judgments by the agency. And if a court feels free just to kind of take a fresh look at each of those, there’s a chance that a court will find one of those FDA judgments wrong.