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agency
noun
-
agency
,
agencies
a
business
or
other
organization
that
provides
a
particular
service
,
especially
by
arranging
or
representing
things
for
other
people
•
She
started
working
at
a
small
marketing
agency
right
after
college
.
She
started
working
at
a
small
marketing
agency
right
after
college
.
•
The
actor's
talent
agency
arranged
three
major
auditions
for
him
this
month
.
The
actor's
talent
agency
arranged
three
major
auditions
for
him
this
month
.
From
Latin
agentia
“
doing
,
action
,”
from
agere
“
to
do
.”
The
business
sense
arose
in
the
early
19th
century
.
noun
-
agency
,
agencies
a
government
department
or
official
body
that
is
responsible
for
a
specific
area
of
public
administration
•
The
Environmental
Protection
Agency
sets
limits
on
factory
emissions
.
The
Environmental
Protection
Agency
sets
limits
on
factory
emissions
.
•
After
the
hurricane
,
the
federal
emergency
agency
delivered
food
and
water
to
affected
towns
.
After
the
hurricane
,
the
federal
emergency
agency
delivered
food
and
water
to
affected
towns
.
Extended
from
the
organizational
sense
to
government
bodies
in
the
late
19th
century
.
