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Synonyms for agency
ˈeɪ dʒən siagen·cy
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Wiktionary
agencynoun
Synonyms:
management, operation, action, instrumentality, efficiencyagencynoun
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.
Synonyms:
instrumentality, action, efficiency, management, operationagencynoun
agent
Synonyms:
action, instrumentality, efficiency, operation, managementagencynoun
The office of an agent, or factor.
Synonyms:
operation, management, action, efficiency, instrumentalityagencynoun
The relation between a principal and his agent.
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action, efficiency, management, operation, instrumentalityagencynoun
Business of one entrusted with the concerns of another.
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efficiency, operation, instrumentality, management, actionagencynoun
The place of business of an agent.
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efficiency, management, action, instrumentality, operationagencynoun
A bond issued by a US government-backed entity, such as Fannie Mae.
Synonyms:
instrumentality, efficiency, management, operation, action
English Synonyms and Antonyms
agency
Operation is action considered with reference to the thing acted upon, and may apply to the action of an intelligent agent or of a material substance or force; as, the operation of a medicine. Performance and execution denote intelligent action, considered with reference to the actor or to that which he accomplishes; performance accomplishing the will of the actor, execution often the will of another; we speak of the performance of a duty, the execution of a sentence. Compare ACT.
Synonyms:
action, effect, execution, force, influence, operation, performance, procedure, resultAntonyms:
failure, inaction, ineffectiveness, inefficiency, inutility, powerlessness, uselessness
Princeton's WordNet
agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authoritynoun
an administrative unit of government
"the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
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assurance, billet, berth, means, confidence, chest of drawers, spot, bureau, delegacy, role, office staff, function, dominance, post, dresser, sanction, part, authority, self-assurance, power, way, say-so, sureness, place, representation, government agency, chest, position, business office, self-confidence, potency, authorisation, situation, office, authorization, federal agencyagencynoun
a business that serves other businesses
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means, government agency, representation, federal agency, way, authority, office, delegacy, bureauagencynoun
the state of being in action or exerting power
"the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"
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means, government agency, representation, federal agency, way, authority, office, delegacy, bureaurepresentation, delegacy, agencynoun
the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
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delegacy, government agency, histrionics, federal agency, theatrical performance, commission, deputation, way, mental representation, delegation, theatrical, internal representation, bureau, office, means, representation, mission, authoritymeans, agency, waynoun
how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
"a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"
Synonyms:
direction, government agency, manner, way, delegacy, elbow room, substance, style, federal agency, path, way of life, bureau, office, means, representation, fashion, authority, mode, room
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
agencynoun
Synonyms:
intervention, instrumentality, mediation, action, operation, force, influence, procurementagencynoun
Synonyms:
charge, direction, management, superintendence, supervision
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
agencynoun
Synonyms:
instrumentality, operation, action, mediation, means
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "agency":
office, body, agence, organism, organization, agencies, 'agence, iaea, agenzia, 'agenzia, unrwa, agencia, board, institution, cfia, authority, organisation, officio, bodies, 'office, office, cra, institutions, cida, organizations, charity, agentur, neb, pti, ccra, entity
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#137 | post | |
#203 | way | |
#205 | management | |
#207 | part | |
#241 | office | |
#307 | power | |
#316 | place | |
#345 | board | |
#433 | room | |
#473 | action | |
#557 | performance | |
#570 | body | |
#611 | result | |
#754 | means | |
#792 | style | |
#853 | function | |
#921 | position | |
#1011 | agency | |
#1022 | force | |
#1028 | commission | |
#1070 | organization | |
#1071 | effect | |
#1093 | role | |
#1195 | mode | |
#1389 | operation | |
#1431 | authority | |
#1522 | organizations | |
#1565 | mission | |
#1768 | agencies | |
#1790 | path | |
#1873 | fashion | |
#1902 | situation | |
#2230 | procedure | |
#2317 | institutions | |
#2372 | direction | |
#2807 | manner | |
#2915 | spot | |
#2943 | influence | |
#2973 | bureau | |
#3146 | institution | |
#3311 | efficiency | |
#3355 | confidence | |
#3374 | organisation | |
#3458 | execution | |
#3715 | bodies | |
#3875 | representation | |
#4067 | entity | |
#4308 | substance | |
#4766 | charity | |
#4935 | chest | |
#5434 | assurance | |
#6088 | authorization | |
#9575 | delegation | |
#11815 | theatrical | |
#11968 | organism | |
#15799 | dominance | |
#19655 | dresser | |
#19712 | sanction | |
#19888 | authorisation | |
#21769 | iaea | |
#22907 | billet | |
#22990 | potency | |
#23243 | cra | |
#25499 | berth | |
#25907 | agence | |
#26417 | officio | |
#32385 | pti | |
#44254 | neb | |
#44793 | cida | |
#51592 | instrumentality | |
#58976 | agencia | |
#76566 | unrwa | |
#79235 | cfia | |
#82963 | ccra | |
#87244 | agenzia | |
#90114 | deputation | |
#93735 | agentur | |
#156061 | histrionics | |
#234524 | sureness |
How to use agency in a sentence?
You have federal employees feeling like they are being blamed for the country's problems, that our agencies are part of the problem -- or that our political leadership in the administration and on the Hill don't really understand or value what we do, you don't fix it by changing who leads the agency, you still have the same laws and procedures.
Maybe there'll be a few hardy( people) that will figure out how to do Hurricane Ida, but your elderly and people with children, they just need to go take a Federal Emergency Management Agency vacation. Have Federal Emergency Management Agency give them a voucher to a hotel and count your blessing that you're still alive.
There is no doubt about it: it’s time to clear the runway for President Biden’s choice for FAA administrator, Phil Washington. With recent events, including airline troubles and last week’s tech problem, this agency needs a leader confirmed by the Senate immediately, i intend to break this logjam, work to hold a hearing for Mr. Washington, where he can detail his experience and answer questions and then work towards a speedy Senate confirmation.
We are pushing to bring an end to ICE as the agency has strayed too far from its original mission, intent and purpose, in the era of President President Trump, ICE has been granted an unlimited range to terrorize Latino communities around the country, regardless of citizenship or status.
Some agency needs to throw the book at Tesla, tesla's use of this term is totally irresponsible.
Translations for agency
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- وكالةArabic
- действие, агентство, посредничество, въздействие, агенцияBulgarian
- agènciaCatalan, Valencian
- kancelář, agenturaCzech
- bureauDanish
- Wille, Handlungsfähigkeit, Agency, AgenturGerman
- πρακτορείοGreek
- agentejoEsperanto
- agency, agencia, oficina, albedríoSpanish
- آژانسPersian
- agentuuri, toiminta, edustus, toimisto, velkakirja, virastoFinnish
- agence, action, organismeFrench
- gníomhaireachtIrish
- axenciaGalician
- סוכנותHebrew
- एजेंसीHindi
- agenIndonesian
- agenziaItalian
- סוכנותHebrew
- 代理店Japanese
- 대리점Korean
- byråNorwegian
- macht, kracht, bureauDutch
- byråNorwegian
- agencjaPolish
- agênciaPortuguese
- agenție, agenturăRomanian
- де́йствие, возде́йствие, аге́нтствоRussian
- посредство, posredstvo, агенција, agencijaSerbo-Croatian
- நிறுவனம்Tamil
- หน่วยงานThai
- ahensyaTagalog
- acentelikTurkish
- cơ quanVietnamese
- 机构Chinese
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