Agencies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  agency \a"gen*cy\ ([=a]"jen*s[y^]), n.; pl. {Agencies}
     ([=a]"jen*s[i^]z). [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.
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              The superintendence and agency of Providence in the
              natural world.                        --Woodward.
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     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.
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     3. The place of business of an agent.
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     4. An organization or business that provides some service,
        primarily for other organizations; as, an advertising
        agency.
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     5. An administrative division of a government; as, a state
        welfare agency; a motor vehicle agency; the Environmental
        Protection Agency (EPA); the Federal Emergency Management
        Agency (FEMA).
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     Syn: Action; operation; efficiency; management.
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