Main entry: agency, means, way
Definition: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
Usage: a means of control; an example is the best agency of instruction; the true way to success
Main entry: agency
Definition: a business that serves other businesses
Main entry: government agency, federal agency, office, bureau, authority, agency
Definition: an administrative unit of government
Usage: the Central Intelligence Agency; the Census Bureau; Office of Management and Budget; Tennessee Valley Authority
Main entry: delegacy, agency, representation
Definition: the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
Main entry: agency
Definition: the state of being in action or exerting power
Usage: the agency of providence; she has free agency