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Definition of agency noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

      

    agency

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//ˈeɪdʒənsi//
     
    (pl. agencies)
     
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  1. 1a business or an organization that provides a particular service, especially on behalf of other businesses or organizations an advertising/employment agency You can book at your local travel agency. international aid agencies caring for refugees see news agency
  2. 2a government department that provides a particular service the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
    3. Idioms
    through the agency of (formal)
     
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    as a result of the action of someone or something He obtained his position through the agency of an old friend.
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