superagency

American  

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

noun

plural

superagencies

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

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Etymology

Origin of superagency

First recorded in 1890–95; super- + agency

Example Sentences

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

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

To iron out such problems, the Administration has revived the famous initials OPA and created the Office of Petroleum Allocation, which will now be absorbed into Simon's superagency.

From Time Magazine Archive

Brooklyn-born Yaleman Sherrill seemed a natural choice to head the new superagency.

From Time Magazine Archive

Moving at last to cut through the bureaucratic confusion that has bogged down the Administration's attempts to deal with the energy crisis, President Nixon this week created a new superagency, the Federal Energy Administration.

From Time Magazine Archive