agency
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- noun
Synonyms for agency
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Synonyms for agency
that by which something is accomplished or some end achieved
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Synonyms for agency
an administrative unit of government
Related Words
- administrative body
- administrative unit
- executive agency
- FDA
- Food and Drug Administration
- CDC
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Counterterrorist Center
- CTC
- Nonproliferation Center
- NPC
- Bureau of the Census
- Census Bureau
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NOAA
- National Climatic Data Center
- NCDC
- National Weather Service
- Technology Administration
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- NIST
- National Technical Information Service
- NTIS
- DARPA
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Department of Defense Laboratory System
- LABLINK
- Department of Energy Intelligence
- DOEI
- PHS
- United States Public Health Service
- National Institutes of Health
- NIH
- BJA
- Bureau of Justice Assistance
- BJS
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Immigration and Naturalization Service
- INS
- United States Border Patrol
- US Border Patrol
- Bureau of Diplomatic Security
- DS
- Foreign Service
- Bureau of Intelligence and Research
- INR
- FWS
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- National Park Service
- Financial Management Service
- Office of Intelligence Support
- OIS
- Comptroller of the Currency
- Bureau of Customs
- Customs Bureau
- Customs Service
- USCB
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Internal Revenue Service
- IRS
- FAA
- Federal Aviation Agency
- Transportation Security Administration
- TSA
- GAO
- Government Accounting Office
- United States Government Accounting Office
- United States Navy
- US Navy
- USN
- Navy
- U. S. Coast Guard
- United States Coast Guard
- US Coast Guard
- Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
- NAWCWPNS
- Naval Special Warfare
- NSW
- Naval Surface Warfare Center
- NSWC
- Naval Underwater Warfare Center
- NUWC
- Office of Naval Intelligence
- ONI
- Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
- MCIA
- U. S. Air Force
- United States Air Force
- US Air Force
- USAF
- Air Force
- AFISR
- Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
- Air Force ISR
- independent agency
- Advanced Research and Development Activity
- ARDA
- Defense Logistics Agency
- Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
- DRMS
- Defense Technical Information Center
- DTIC
- law enforcement agency
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- OSHA
- organ
- Patent and Trademark Office Database
- Patent Office
- Government Printing Office
- GPO
- United States Government Printing Office
- US Government Printing Office
- National Guard Bureau
- NGB
- U. S. Army
- United States Army
- US Army
- USA
- Army
- AI
- Army Intelligence
- Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
- BMDO
- Defense Information Systems Agency
- DISA
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- NGA
- Casualty Care Research Center
- CCRC
- Federal Housing Administration
- FHA
- local authority
a business that serves other businesses
Related Words
- business
- business concern
- business organisation
- business organization
- concern
- ad agency
- advertising agency
- credit bureau
- detective agency
- employment agency
- employment office
- commercial agency
- mercantile agency
- news agency
- news organisation
- news organization
- press agency
- press association
- wire service
- service agency
- service bureau
- service firm
- travel agency
- transfer agent
the state of being in action or exerting power
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the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
Synonyms
Related Words
how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
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