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Definitions of Agency

Pronunciation : A"gen*cy
Part of Speech : n.; pl. Agencies.
Etymology : [agentia, fr. L. agens, agentis: cf. F. agence. See Agent.]
Definition : 1. 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.

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.

3. The place of business of am agent.

Syn. -- Action; operation; efficiency; management.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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