news agency

noun

1. a business organization that gathers news for transmittal to its subscribers.

2. a business that sells newspapers at retail.

news agency

noun

1. Also called: press agency. an organization that collects news reports for newspapers, periodicals, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of news agency¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

That new document likely incorporates at least some of the amendments proposed by the Europeans and published by Reuters news agency that point to something far more palatable for Kyiv.

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This week's industrial action is meant to unfold in three stages, AFP news agency notes:

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On Monday afternoon, the education ministry issued a press release saying the region's education office had confirmed that "compulsory schooling has been regularly completed through home education" legal in Italy, according to news agencies.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said that the American proposals on Ukraine, in their current form, could form the basis of a settlement, according to Russian state news agency TASS.

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He told Reuters news agency that what he had noted at the G20 was that "the world is currently undergoing a realignment and that new connections are being formed".

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Related Words

• news service 
• press agency 
• wire service