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agency
noun /ˈeː.ʤən.si/
a) 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.

b) The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one entrusted with the concerns of another.
Syn: action, operation, efficiency, instrumentality, management
See Also: act, action, agent

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