agency

Definition

  • noun: a business that provides a particular service
  • noun: the office or function of an 'agent'
  • synonyms: action, activity, agent

Examples

  • The treaty was ratified 'through the agency of' a neutral country.

  • He found work as a mechanic through an 'employment agency'.

  • an athlete who has become eligible for 'free agency'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Who's got the networks? Okay, you tell them we'll be live in minutes from the East Room, okay? Nobody talks to any press of any office or agency under threat of me ripping your insides out. Do we know who's responsible for this? Still too early to determine. We got to give them something, Karen. (..)
    2016 TvShow: Designated Survivor Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1