· an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

Synonym(s): federal_agency, government_agency, bureau, office, authority

Hypernym(s): administrative_unit, administrative_body

· a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties

Hypernym(s): business, concern, business_concern, business_organization, business_organisation

· the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"

Hypernym(s): action, activity, activeness

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

Synonym(s): representation, delegacy

Hypernym(s): state

· thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"

Synonym(s): means, way

Hypernym(s): implementation, effectuation