Synonyms for agency
Most common
authority bureau instrumentality service free will management agent
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Action — the capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power
3. Means — A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved
4. Service — A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the…
Other
agent, management, power, charge, charre UK, intervention, free will, representation, direction, way, mediation, function, device
Definitions
- n. 1
The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
- n. 2
A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
- n. 3
A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by, such unit of government.
Central Intelligence Agency
- n. 4
The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- agencies → actions, forces, operations, activities…
Example sentences
- authority I don't have the authority to give you permission.
- bureau I intend to put this matter to the Bureau tonight.
- service I'm sorry to say, but the service isn't very good.
- management Skillful management made a success of the business.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| agency | falling | |
| authority | falling | |
| bureau | falling | |
| instrumentality | falling | |
| service | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- way1
- 5 letters
- power2, means1, cause1, force1, agent2, organ2
- 6 letters
- office2, action2, charge1, device2, bureau2, charre
- 7 letters
- service2
- 8 letters
- activity4, function2
- 9 letters
- operation4, direction3, authority4, mediation4
- 10 letters
- management3
- 12 letters
- intervention4
- 14 letters
- representation5
- 15 letters
- instrumentality6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (power2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- agentivité