agency
noun
an organization, company, or bureau that provides a particular service.
agencies
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pluralof agency.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"The law enforcement agencies used force against unarmed workers. What options did the workers have except taking to the streets?" said Begum, a garment worker in Gazipur who gave only one name.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Both Belgium and Sweden's national cyber-security agencies said they were monitoring the incident.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Russian police have arrested a minor in connection with an alleged plot to attack Moscow, Russian news agencies reported Sunday, after Russia received a tip-off from the United States.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
At federal agencies, devices “must prove they are authorized during every connection.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The reason they’d done this is that the rating agencies, presented with the pile of bonds backed by dubious loans, would pronounce 80 percent of the bonds in it triple-A.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
