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superagency

American  
[soo-per-ey-juhn-see] / ˈsu pərˌeɪ dʒən si /

noun

superagencies plural
  1. a very large agency, especially a large government agency that oversees smaller ones.


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noun

Etymology

Origin of superagency

First recorded in 1890–95; super- + agency

Example Sentences

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The body is also planning to search for a prominent woman to oversee a newly established superagency to promote women's political and social rights and economic empowerment.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2010

Simon, a decisive policymaker and superbly organized administrator, had to create a superagency virtually overnight.

From Time Magazine Archive

Indeed, some form of superagency may be the only solution to the formidable legal problems sure to arise.

From Time Magazine Archive

He envisions an energy superagency that would establish priorities, let huge contracts and even set up new companies for specific jobs.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though DOE was set up to bring order, drive and direction to the uncoordinated activities of the 50 federal agencies involved in energy matters, Secretary Schlesinger's superagency has been sinking into a bureaucratic stupor.

From Time Magazine Archive

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