Webster's English Dictionary

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agency

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  1. mean                  
 
agen.cy \'a--j*n-se-\ n 1: the capacity, condition, or state of acting or 
   of exerting power :  OPERATION 2: a person or thing through which power is 
   exerted or an end is achieved :: INSTRUMENTALITY 3a: the office or function 
   of an agent  3b: the relationship between a principal and his agent  4: an 
   establishment engaged in doing business for another  5: an administrative 
   division (as of a government)