Found 4 items, similar to Agencies.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: agency
badan
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: agency
agen, aparat, badan, dinas, peragenan, perwakilan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: agency
agency
n 1: an administrative unit of government;
“the Central
Intelligence Agency”;
“the Census Bureau”;
“Office of
Management and Budget”;
“Tennessee Valley Authority”
[syn:
federal agency,
government agency,
bureau,
office,
authority]
2: a business that serves other businesses
3: the state of being in action or exerting power;
“the agency
of providence”;
“she has free agency”
4: the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate
or agent [syn:
representation,
delegacy]
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” [syn:
means,
way]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Agencies
agency
\a"gen*cy\ ([=a]"jen*s[y^]), n.; pl.
Agencies
([=a]"jen*s[i^]z). [agentia, fr. L. agens, agentis: cf. F.
agence. See
Agent.]
1. The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of
being in action; action; instrumentality.
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The superintendence and agency of Providence in the
natural world. --Woodward.
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2. The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a
principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with
the concerns of another.
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3. The place of business of am agent.
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Syn: Action; operation; efficiency; management.
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