agency

n. franchise; bureau; office; means of action, method

Agency may refer to any of the following:Agency (country subdivision)Agency (law), the status of a person who acts for another person.Agency (Mormonism)Agency (philosophy), the capacity to make choicesEmployment agency, a business that serves as a representative, acting on behalf of anotherFree agency, availability status of a rostered player on a team or franchise.Government agency, a department of a local or national government responsible for the oversight and administration of a specific functionInternational agency, an inter-governmental bodyNews agencyMoral agency, capacity for making moral judgments.Structure and agency, ability of an actor to organize future situations and resource distribution.
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Noun
1. an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
(synonym) federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority
(hypernym) administrative unit, administrative body
(hyponym) Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL
2. a business that serves other businesses
(hypernym) business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
(hyponym) advertising agency, ad agency
3. the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"
(hypernym) action, activity, activeness
(hyponym) Frankenstein
4. the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
(synonym) representation, delegacy
(hypernym) state
(hyponym) free agency
5. how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"
(synonym) means, way
(hypernym) implementation, effectuation
(hyponym) dint

(n.)
The place of business of am agent.
  

(n.)
The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with the concerns of another.
  

(n.)
The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality.
  

noun
(a) action of causing something to happen; the disease develops through the agency of certain bacteria present in the bloodstream
(b) office, organization which provides nurses for temporary work in hospitals, clinics, in private houses
QUOTE:the cost of employing agency nurses should be no higher than the equivalent full-time staff Nursing Times
QUOTE:growing numbers of nurses are choosing agency careers, which pay more and provide more flexible schedules than hospitals American Journal of Nursing