Agency Definition
ājən-sē
agencies
noun
agencies
The condition of being in action; operation.
American Heritage
Active force; action; power.
Webster's New World
The means or mode of acting; instrumentality.
American Heritage
That by which something is done; means; instrumentality.
Webster's New World
A business with agents that negotiate deals for clients.
A talent agency; a real estate agency.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Agency
Noun
Singular:
agency
Plural:
agenciesOrigin of Agency
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From Medieval Latin agentia, from Latin agens (present participle of agere (“to act”)), agentis (cognate with French agence, see also agent).
From Wiktionary
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Medieval Latin agentia from Latin agēns agent- present participle of agere to do agent
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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