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

  • (..) that was pretty unexpected. Wish I could figure out some way we could break it up. You know, in advertising... I told you I worked in an agency? Some pretty strange people work there. Well, not strange, really. I guess it's just they have peculiar ways of expressing themselves. (..)
    1957 12 Angry Men
  • (..) Certain things should be pointed out to this man. - It's not Sunday. We don't need a sermon. - We have a job to do. Now let's do it. Rice Pops. It's a product I work on at the agency. "The breakfast with the built-in bounce." - I wrote that line. - Very catchy. - Say, do you mind? (..)
    1957 12 Angry Men