Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.

    Wille

    де́йствиеdéjstvije, возде́йствиеvozdéjstvije

    the state of being in action or exerting power

  2. (countable, uncountable)The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.

    moral agency

    individual agency

    Agency, Handlungsfähigkeit

    во́ляvólja

  3. (countable, uncountable)A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.

  4. (countable, uncountable)The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.

    authority of agency

    Agentur

    аге́нтствоagéntstvo

    аге́нціяahéncija, аге́нтствоahéntstvo

  5. (countable, uncountable)An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.

    Agentur

    аге́нтствоagéntstvo, бюро́bjuró

    аге́нтствоahéntstvo, аге́нціяahéncija, бюро́bjuró

  6. (countable, uncountable)A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by, such unit of government.

    Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

    Central Intelligence Agency

    Behörde

    аге́нтствоagéntstvo, о́рганórgan

    an administrative unit of government

Examples

148 sentences
  1. I work for a travel agency.

    Я працюю в бюро подорожей. — deniko

    deIch arbeite für ein Reisebüro. — Wolf

  2. I work in a tourist agency.

    Я працюю у туристичному агенстві. — shanghainese

    ruЯ работаю в туристическом агентстве. — shanghainese

    deIch arbeite in einem Reisebüro. — Zaghawa

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  3. He works for an advertising agency.

    ruОн работает на рекламное агентство. — Maksimo

    deEr arbeitet für eine Werbeagentur. — MUIRIEL

  4. Tom works for a translation agency.

    ruТом работает в бюро переводов. — marafon

  5. Tom works for an advertising agency.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent:
establishment engaged in doing business for another:
Русский
By meaning 5
capacity of acting or of exerting power:
capacity of individuals to act independently:
office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent:
establishment engaged in doing business for another:
government office:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
capacity of acting or of exerting power:
capacity of individuals to act independently:
office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent:
government office:

Origin

From Medieval Latin agentia, from Latin agēns (present participle of agere (“to act”)), ag

From Medieval Latin agentia, from Latin agēns (present participle of agere (“to act”)), agentis (cognate with French agence, see also agent).

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Forms

plural: agencies
Singularagency
Pluralagencies

regular

Synonyms

24 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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