AGENCY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
   
   Synonym(s)
   • means (what does means mean?)
   • way (what does way mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • a means of control
   • an example is the best agency of instruction
   • the true way to success
   
   Hypernyms(s) agency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • implementation (what does implementation mean?)
   • effectuation (what does effectuation mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • dint (what does dint mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   • fast track (what does fast track mean?)
   • instrument (what does instrument mean?)
   • tool (what does tool mean?)
   • road (what does road mean?)
   • stepping stone (what does stepping stone mean?)
   • expedient (what does expedient mean?)
   • desperate measure (what does desperate measure mean?)
   • open sesame (what does open sesame mean?)
   • salvation (what does salvation mean?)
   • tooth (what does tooth mean?)
   • voice (what does voice mean?)
   • wings (what does wings mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a business that serves other businesses
   
   Hypernyms(s) agency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • business (what does business mean?)
   • concern (what does concern mean?)
   • business concern (what does business concern mean?)
   • business organization (what does business organization mean?)
   • business organisation (what does business organisation mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • advertising agency (what does advertising agency mean?)
   • ad agency (what does ad agency mean?)
   • credit bureau (what does credit bureau mean?)
   • detective agency (what does detective agency mean?)
   • employment agency (what does employment agency mean?)
   • employment office (what does employment office mean?)
   • mercantile agency (what does mercantile agency mean?)
   • commercial agency (what does commercial agency mean?)
   • news agency (what does news agency mean?)
   • press agency (what does press agency mean?)
   • wire service (what does wire service mean?)
   • press association (what does press association mean?)
   • news organization (what does news organization mean?)
   • news organisation (what does news organisation mean?)
   • service agency (what does service agency mean?)
   • service bureau (what does service bureau mean?)
   • service firm (what does service firm mean?)
   • travel agency (what does travel agency mean?)
   • transfer agent (what does transfer agent mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an administrative unit of government
   
   Synonym(s)
   • authority (what does authority mean?)
   • bureau (what does bureau mean?)
   • federal agency (what does federal agency mean?)
   • government agency (what does government agency mean?)
   • office (what does office mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • the Central Intelligence Agency
   • the Census Bureau
   • Office of Management and Budget
   • Tennessee Valley Authority
   
   Hypernyms(s) agency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • administrative unit (what does administrative unit mean?)
   • administrative body (what does administrative body mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • Air Force Research Laboratory (what does Air Force Research Laboratory mean?)
   • AFRL (what does AFRL mean?)
   • Army High Performance Computing Research Center (what does Army High Performance Computing Research Center mean?)
   • AHPCRC (what does AHPCRC mean?)
   • Naval Research Laboratory (what does Naval Research Laboratory mean?)
   • NRL (what does NRL mean?)
   • United States Army Criminal Investigation Laborato (what does United States Army Criminal Investigation Laborato mean?)
   • U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory (what does U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory mean?)
   • US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory (what does US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory mean?)
   • USACIL (what does USACIL mean?)
   • executive agency (what does executive agency mean?)
   • Food and Drug Administration (what does Food and Drug Administration mean?)
   • FDA (what does FDA mean?)
   • Center for Disease Control and Prevention (what does Center for Disease Control and Prevention mean?)
   • CDC (what does CDC mean?)
   • Counterterrorist Center (what does Counterterrorist Center mean?)
   • CTC (what does CTC mean?)
   • Nonproliferation Center (what does Nonproliferation Center mean?)
   • NPC (what does NPC mean?)
   • Bureau of the Census (what does Bureau of the Census mean?)
   • Census Bureau (what does Census Bureau mean?)
   • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (what does National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration mean?)
   • NOAA (what does NOAA mean?)
   • National Climatic Data Center (what does National Climatic Data Center mean?)
   • NCDC (what does NCDC mean?)
   • National Weather Service (what does National Weather Service mean?)
   • Technology Administration (what does Technology Administration mean?)
   • National Institute of Standards and Technology (what does National Institute of Standards and Technology mean?)
   • NIST (what does NIST mean?)
   • National Technical Information Service (what does National Technical Information Service mean?)
   • NTIS (what does NTIS mean?)
   • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (what does Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency mean?)
   • DARPA (what does DARPA mean?)
   • Department of Defense Laboratory System (what does Department of Defense Laboratory System mean?)
   • LABLINK (what does LABLINK mean?)
   • Department of Energy Intelligence (what does Department of Energy Intelligence mean?)
   • DOEI (what does DOEI mean?)
   • United States Public Health Service (what does United States Public Health Service mean?)
   • PHS (what does PHS mean?)
   • National Institutes of Health (what does National Institutes of Health mean?)
   • NIH (what does NIH mean?)
   • Bureau of Justice Assistance (what does Bureau of Justice Assistance mean?)
   • BJA (what does BJA mean?)
   • Bureau of Justice Statistics (what does Bureau of Justice Statistics mean?)
   • BJS (what does BJS mean?)
   • Immigration and Naturalization Service (what does Immigration and Naturalization Service mean?)
   • INS (what does INS mean?)
   • United States Border Patrol (what does United States Border Patrol mean?)
   • US Border Patrol (what does US Border Patrol mean?)
   • Bureau of Diplomatic Security (what does Bureau of Diplomatic Security mean?)
   • DS (what does DS mean?)
   • Foreign Service (what does Foreign Service mean?)
   • Bureau of Intelligence and Research (what does Bureau of Intelligence and Research mean?)
   • INR (what does INR mean?)
   • United States Fish and Wildlife Service (what does United States Fish and Wildlife Service mean?)
   • US Fish and Wildlife Service (what does US Fish and Wildlife Service mean?)
   • FWS (what does FWS mean?)
   • National Park Service (what does National Park Service mean?)
   • Financial Management Service (what does Financial Management Service mean?)
   • Office of Intelligence Support (what does Office of Intelligence Support mean?)
   • OIS (what does OIS mean?)
   • Comptroller of the Currency (what does Comptroller of the Currency mean?)
   • Bureau of Customs (what does Bureau of Customs mean?)
   • Customs Bureau (what does Customs Bureau mean?)
   • Customs Service (what does Customs Service mean?)
   • USCB (what does USCB mean?)
   • Bureau of Engraving and Printing (what does Bureau of Engraving and Printing mean?)
   • Internal Revenue Service (what does Internal Revenue Service mean?)
   • IRS (what does IRS mean?)
   • Federal Aviation Agency (what does Federal Aviation Agency mean?)
   • FAA (what does FAA mean?)
   • Transportation Safety Administration (what does Transportation Safety Administration mean?)
   • TSA (what does TSA mean?)
   • Government Accounting Office (what does Government Accounting Office mean?)
   • GAO (what does GAO mean?)
   • United States Government Accounting Office (what does United States Government Accounting Office mean?)
   • United States Coast Guard (what does United States Coast Guard mean?)
   • U. S. Coast Guard (what does U. S. Coast Guard mean?)
   • US Coast Guard (what does US Coast Guard mean?)
   • Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (what does Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division mean?)
   • NAWCWPNS (what does NAWCWPNS mean?)
   • Naval Special Warfare (what does Naval Special Warfare mean?)
   • NSW (what does NSW mean?)
   • Naval Surface Warfare Center (what does Naval Surface Warfare Center mean?)
   • NSWC (what does NSWC mean?)
   • Naval Underwater Warfare Center (what does Naval Underwater Warfare Center mean?)
   • NUWC (what does NUWC mean?)
   • Office of Naval Intelligence (what does Office of Naval Intelligence mean?)
   • ONI (what does ONI mean?)
   • Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (what does Marine Corps Intelligence Activity mean?)
   • MCIA (what does MCIA mean?)
   • Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaiss (what does Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaiss mean?)
   • Air Force ISR (what does Air Force ISR mean?)
   • AFISR (what does AFISR mean?)
   • independent agency (what does independent agency mean?)
   • Advanced Research and Development Activity (what does Advanced Research and Development Activity mean?)
   • ARDA (what does ARDA mean?)
   • Defense Logistics Agency (what does Defense Logistics Agency mean?)
   • Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (what does Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service mean?)
   • DRMS (what does DRMS mean?)
   • Defense Technical Information Center (what does Defense Technical Information Center mean?)
   • DTIC (what does DTIC mean?)
   • law enforcement agency (what does law enforcement agency mean?)
   • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (what does Occupational Safety and Health Administration mean?)
   • OSHA (what does OSHA mean?)
   • organ (what does organ mean?)
   • Patent and Trademark Office Database (what does Patent and Trademark Office Database mean?)
   • Patent Office (what does Patent Office mean?)
   • United States Government Printing Office (what does United States Government Printing Office mean?)
   • US Government Printing Office (what does US Government Printing Office mean?)
   • Government Printing Office (what does Government Printing Office mean?)
   • GPO (what does GPO mean?)
   • National Guard Bureau (what does National Guard Bureau mean?)
   • NGB (what does NGB mean?)
   • Army Intelligence (what does Army Intelligence mean?)
   • AI (what does AI mean?)
   • Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (what does Ballistic Missile Defense Organization mean?)
   • BMDO (what does BMDO mean?)
   • Defense Information Systems Agency (what does Defense Information Systems Agency mean?)
   • DISA (what does DISA mean?)
   • National Imagery and Mapping Agency (what does National Imagery and Mapping Agency mean?)
   • NIMA (what does NIMA mean?)
   • Casualty Care Research Center (what does Casualty Care Research Center mean?)
   • CCRC (what does CCRC mean?)
   • Federal Housing Administration (what does Federal Housing Administration mean?)
   • FHA (what does FHA mean?)
   • local authority (what does local authority mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
   
   Synonym(s)
   • delegacy (what does delegacy mean?)
   • representation (what does representation mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) agency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • state (what does state mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • free agency (what does free agency mean?)
   • legal representation (what does legal representation mean?)
   • virus (what does virus mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • represent (what does represent mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the state of being in action or exerting power
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • the agency of providence
   • she has free agency
   
   Hypernyms(s) agency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • action (what does action mean?)
   • activity (what does activity mean?)
   • activeness (what does activeness mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • Frankenstein (what does Frankenstein mean?)