agency

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an administrative unit of government
  2. noun a business that serves other businesses
  3. noun the state of being in action or exerting power

Etymology

From Medieval Latin agentia, from Latin agēns (present participle of agere (“to act”)), agentis (cognate with French agence, see also agent).

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Synonyms

federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority

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