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Agency ˈeɪdʒənsi International Aid Caring Central Intelligence Noun

Word agency
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈeɪdʒənsi / NAmE / ˈeɪdʒənsi /
Example
  • an advertising/employment agency
  • you can book at your local travel agency.
  • international aid agencies caring for refugees
  • the central intelligence agency (cia)
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agency

(noun)BrE / ˈeɪdʒənsi / NAmE / ˈeɪdʒənsi /
  1. a business or an organization that provides a particular service especially on behalf of other businesses or organizations
    • see also credit agency
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/credit-agency
    • an advertising/employment agency
    • You can book at your local travel agency.
    • international aid agencies caring for refugees
  2. a government department that provides a particular service
    • the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  3. as a result of the action of somebody/something
    • He obtained his position through the agency of an old friend.

    Extra Examples

    • Details of the problem will be logged by the Help Desk staff who will then contact the appropriate agency.
    • He found a job through an agency.
    • He managed to find a job through an agency.
    • I’ve signed up with a temping agency.
    • She was hired from a temp agency.
    • He works for an advertising agency.
    • International aid agencies are caring for many of the refugees.
    • the Central Intelligence Agency

    Word Origin

    • mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin agentia, from agent- ‘doing’, from agere.
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