Thesaurus results for AGENCY

agency

noun

ˈā-jən(t)-sē

Definition of agency

as in department

a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the federal agency charged with enforcing laws and regulations regarding the use of firearms

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something used to achieve an end by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?

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Recent Examples of agency Search and rescue personnel found Mackelprang after an extensive search involving ground teams, the sheriff’s office Drone Team and a helicopter from Tip Top Search and Rescue, the agency said. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 The Pentagon is the only major federal agency that has never passed an audit. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 The incident is being investigated by the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility, the agency said, declining to comment further. — Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026 Some of the NDAs for the project were signed in December 2024 between Applied Digital and members of a state agency called Louisiana Economic Development. — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for agency

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Noun

Additionally, the department has been coordinating with the Nepali government to assist with the rescue effort.

— Isabel Danzis, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
The department did not immediately respond to The Bee’s request for comment.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of department

Noun

Rogue OpenAI agents’ unprecedented coordination during the Hugging Face attack significantly increases the risk of AI escaping human control, analysts said, days after investigators released a bombshell report into the incident.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026
This was followed by the creation of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) on July 22 to handle espionage and resistance agents, and the first raids were already being carried out.

— David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of agent

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The lighter touch appears, so far, to be a hallmark of the Vought-era bureau.

— Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026
For former Census Bureau Director Robert Santos, a Biden nominee, the close timing of the policy revision and the bureau's release of an unauthored report with claims about noncitizen voting is striking.

— Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

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Issued by the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, a state instrumentality created under the Wyoming Stable Token Act (2023), FRNT is fully reserved and managed in partnership with Franklin Templeton.

— Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.

— Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 2025

Definition of instrumentality

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The kitchen clock shows information relevant to the kitchen, while the office display can show information generated elsewhere in the house.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
The incident prompted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to remove Health Secretary Aslam Ghauri, the country's highest civil servant, from office.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of office

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The Gulf states have experimented with ship-to-ship transfers and other means of moving crude around Iranian restrictions.

— Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Living with endometriosis means becoming an expert on highly specialized ingredients and constantly cross-checking product labels.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of means

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Cloud service agreements totaled $29 billion, with data center leases not commenced of $25 billion, equity investments of $25 billion, and capital expenditures of $8 billion.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
YouTube‘s Pedro Pina has doubled down on the case against giving prominence to British broadcasters on digital services.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of service

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Police said the two of them then left in separate vehicles, with the woman following Jacobs to try to get her phone back.

— Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
After flooding the courtyard, crushing vehicles and destroying part of one of the surrounding buildings, the liquid flowed into the buildings’ lower floors, where workers were holding morning meetings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

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