Commentary: An organization, either public or private, that exists to serve other people or organizations.
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John has started working for the Central Intelligence Agency.
The bestselling novelist was represented by a top-notch literary agency.
The insurance agencies aren't supportive of my smoking habit.
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Commentary: AGENCY[+event] The quality of being able to act or influence events.
Examples:
The baseball player's period of free agency ended last summer.
We sinful humans only survive through divine agency.
John's agency to command others ended after his retirement.
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Commentary: AGENCY[+event] The quality of working for, or representing, some entity. Stative form of 'agent', as someone who works for somebody else.
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I'm working under the agency of Mr. Smith.
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Commentary: How a result is obtained or an end is achieved.
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Giving examples is the best agency of instruction.
A violent revolution is the only agency of change!
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Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)
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