Agency : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Agency	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Agency
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
agency n an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" Synonym(s): agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority a business that serves other businesses the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency" the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent Synonym(s): representation, delegacy, agency 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" Synonym(s): means, agency, way
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Agency \A"gency\, 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 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