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agency

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媒介,代理,機構,旅行社,通訊社;作用,動力,力量

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Agency \A"gen*cy\, n.; pl. {Agencies}. [agentia, fr. L. agens,
   agentis: cf. F. agence. See {Agent}.]
   1. The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of
      being in action; action; instrumentality.

            The superintendence and agency of Providence in the
            natural world.                        --Woodward.

   2. The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a
      principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with
      the concerns of another.

   3. The place of business of am agent.

   Syn: Action; operation; efficiency; management.

資料來源 : WordNet®

agency
     n 1: an administrative unit of government; "the Central
          Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of
          Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
          [syn: {federal agency}, {government agency}, {bureau}, {office},
           {authority}]
     2: a business that serves other businesses
     3: the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency
        of providence"; "she has free agency"
     4: the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate
        or agent [syn: {representation}, {delegacy}]
     5: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of
        control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction";
        "the true way to success" [syn: {means}, {way}]
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