Agency — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an administrative unit of government

a business that serves other businesses

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæneɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈɛtʃnəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈɛtʃnəm/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæneɪl/.

Examples

the Central Intelligence Agency
the Census Bureau
Office of Management and Budget

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bureau federal agency delegacy government agency way means authority representation office

Parts of Speech

noun	an administrative unit of government “the Central Intelligence Agency”
noun	a business that serves other businesses
noun	the state of being in action or exerting power “the agency of providence”
noun	the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
noun	how a result is obtained or an end is achieved “a means of control”

Word Forms

official	adjective	of or relating to an office
agential	adjective	of or relating to an agent or agency
agent	noun	an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
represent	verb	be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Agentur

eine Verwaltungseinheit der Regierung

🇫🇷French

agence

une unité administrative du gouvernement

🇪🇸Spanish

agencia

una unidad administrativa de gobierno

🇮🇹Italian

agenzia

un'unità amministrativa di governo

🇳🇱Dutch

bureau

een administratieve eenheid van de overheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

agência

uma unidade administrativa do governo

🇷🇺Russian

агентство

административная единица правительства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एजेंसी

सरकार की एक प्रशासनिक इकाई

🇧🇩Bengali

সংস্থা

সরকারের একটি প্রশাসনিক ইউনিট

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறுவனம்

அரசாங்கத்தின் ஒரு நிர்வாக அலகு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఏజెన్సీ

ప్రభుత్వం యొక్క పరిపాలనా విభాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

एजन्सी

सरकारचे एक प्रशासकीय एकक

🇮🇳Gujarati

એજન્સી

સરકારનું એક વહીવટી એકમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ

ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಆಡಳಿತ ಘಟಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏജൻസി

ഗവൺമെൻ്റിൻ്റെ ഒരു അഡ്മിനിസ്ട്രേറ്റീവ് യൂണിറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਏਜੰਸੀ

ਸਰਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਕੀ ਇਕਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایجنسی

حکومت کی ایک انتظامی اکائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

机构

政府行政单位

🇯🇵Japanese

代理店

政府の行政単位

🇰🇷Korean

대행사

정부의 행정 단위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hãng

một đơn vị hành chính của chính phủ

🇹🇭Thai

เอเจนซี่

หน่วยบริหารของรัฐบาล

🇮🇩Indonesian

agen

satuan administratif pemerintahan

🇵🇭Filipino

ahensya

isang administratibong yunit ng pamahalaan

🇲🇾Malay

agensi

satu unit pentadbiran kerajaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وكالة

وحدة إدارية حكومية

🇮🇷Persian

آژانس

یک واحد اداری دولتی

🇹🇷Turkish

ajans

hükümetin idari birimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוֹכְנוּת

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