agency
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology
< Mediaeval Latin agentia < Latin agens (ppr. agere (“‘to act’”)), agentis (cognate with French agence, see also agent).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (WEAE) IPA: /ˈeː.ʤən.si/
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[edit] Noun
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agency (plural agencies)
- 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.
- The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one entrusted with the concerns of another.
- The place of business of an agent.
- A bond issued by a US government-backed entity, such as Fannie Mae.
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the faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality
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the office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent
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agency - the place of business of an agent
[edit] External links
- agency in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
