An administrative unit of government:
— The Central Intelligence Agency.

synonyms: authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office.

Roget 755: commission, delegation; consignment, assignment; procuration^†; deputation, legation, mission, embassy; agency, agentship^†; power of attorney; clerkship; surrogacy.    errand, charge, brevet, diploma, exequatur [Lat.], permit etc. (permission) 760.    appointment, nomination, designation, return; charter; ordination; installation, inauguration, investiture, swearing-in; accession, coronation, enthronement.    vicegerency; regency, regentship.    viceroy etc. 745; consignee etc. 758; deputy etc. 759.    [person who receives a commission] agent, delegate, consignee etc. 758.    ... show more

Roget 693: direction; management, managery^†; government, gubernation^†, conduct, legislation, regulation, guidance; bossism [U.S.]; legislature; steerage, pilotage; reins, reins of government; helm, rudder, needle, compass; guiding star, load star, lode star, pole star; cynosure.    supervision, superintendence; surveillance, oversight; eye of the master; control, charge; board of control etc. (council) 696; command etc. (authority) 737.    premiership, senatorship; director etc. 694; chair, portfolio.    statesmanship; statecraft, kingcraft^†, queencraft^†.    ministry, ministration; administration; stewardship, proctorship^†; agency.    [person who directs] director etc. 694.    ... show more

Roget 677: use; employ, employment; exercise, exercitation^†; application, appliance; adhibition^†, disposal; consumption; agency etc. (physical) 170; usufruct; usefulness etc. 644; benefit; recourse, resort, avail.    [Conversion to use] utilization, service, wear.    [Way of using] usage.    ... show more

Roget 170: agency, operation, force, working, strain, function, office, maintenance, exercise, work, swing, play; interworking^†, interaction; procurement.    causation etc. 153; instrumentality etc. 631; influence etc. 175; action etc. (voluntary) 680; modus operandi etc. 627.    quickening power, maintaining power, sustaining power; home stroke.    ... show more

Roget 680: action, performance; doing, etc. v.; perpetration; exercise, excitation; movement, operation, evolution, work; labor etc. (exertion) 686; praxis, execution; procedure etc. (conduct) 692; handicraft; business etc. 625; agency etc. (power at work) 170.    deed, act, overt act, stitch, touch, gest transaction^†, job, doings, dealings, proceeding, measure, step, maneuver, bout, passage, move, stroke, blow; coup, coup de main, coup d'etat [Fr.]; tour de force etc. (display) 882; feat, exploit; achievement etc. (completion) 729; handiwork, workmanship; manufacture; stroke of policy etc. (plan) 626.    actor etc. (doer) 690.    ... show more

Dutch: kantoor, bureau, dienst, overheidsinstelling
Polish: agencja

A business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties.

Dutch: agentschap, agentuur
Polish: agencja

The state of being in action or exerting power.

Dutch: bureau, macht

The state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent.

synonyms: delegacy, representation.

Dutch: representatie, vertegenwoordiging

Thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end:
— An example is the best agency of instruction.

synonyms: means, way.

Roget 631: instrumentality; aid etc. 707; subservience, subserviency; mediation, intervention, medium, intermedium^†, vehicle, hand; agency etc. 170.    minister, handmaid; midwife, accoucheur [Fr.], accoucheuse [Fr.], obstetrician; gobetween; cat's-paw; stepping-stone.    opener etc. 260; key; master key, passkey, latchkey; open sesame;" passport, passe-partout, safe-conduct, password.    instrument etc. 633; expedient etc. (plan) 626; means etc. 632.    ... show more

Dutch: hulpmiddel, instrument, medium, middel
Polish: środek, narzędzie