Meaning of agency in English

Examples of agency

agency
States can provide their partners with funds, equipment and technology, and organizational blueprints to alter the format of such agencies.
Bureaucratic agencies often seek to broaden their institutional autonomy, and skillfully develop mechanisms to accomplish this.
Figure 1 (over) shows the resources held by ministers, departments and agencies.
The differential financial, legal, managerial and structural autonomies granted to agencies clearly led to differing relationships between agencies and the parent department and its minister.
Distributed public governance: agencies, authorities and other government bodies.
Moreover, most aid agencies are unable to think beyond the limits of liberal selfmanagement.
Basically, it is no longer sufficient for humanitarian agencies to save lives.
Does knowledge-based aid make for more efficient and effective agencies ?
Established full-time workers employed by these companies and by state agencies are also included in this category.
The financial well-being of the water sector in many countries has been undermined by the non-payment of water bills by government agencies.
However, the company's financial position was overshadowed by low prices and non-payment by government agencies.
There are several challenges for agencies involved in conducting good international investigations of foodborne illness.
Many psychological and social factors need to be taken into account before assuming policies that characterize secure information sharing in and among agencies.
The combined prejudices of advertisers and advertising agencies has resulted in a continued negative attitude towards the older population.
Other helpers would appreciate additional services from other agencies - but older people are not always willing to accept these.
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Collocations with agency

agency

These are words often used in combination with agency.

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banking agency
There was one banking agency in the town in 2007, while there were 311 automobiles.
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booking agency
Chronic overcrowding provided obvious financial opportunities for the booking agency, performer and venue.
central agency
The answer lies in the inability of rival states to commit credibly to a settlement in an international system lacking central agency.
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Translations of agency

in Chinese (Traditional)
機構, 代理機構, 政府專門機構…
in Chinese (Simplified)
机构, 代理机构, 政府专门机构…
in Spanish
agencia, agencia [feminine]…
in Portuguese
agência, agência [feminine]…
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代理店…
ajans, hizmet sağlayan bir iş, büro…
agence [feminine], agence…
agència…
وِكالة…
agentura…
agentur, bureau…
biro…
บริษัทตัวแทน…
hãng…
agencja, biuro, urząd…
agensi…
die Agentur…
etat [masculine], kontor [neuter], byrå [neuter]…
대행사…
agenzia…
агентство…
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