agency
US /ˈeɪdʒənsi/
Definition
an administrative unit of government
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
We hired a travel agency to organize the company trip abroad.
Word Family
Synonyms
- firmthe members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
- bureauan administrative unit of government
- organizationa group of people who work together
Collocations
- Easy travel agencyto journey or move from one place to another regarding agency
- Medium advertising agency campaignto advertising agency campaign, meaning to call attention to
- Hard government regulatory agency scrutinydescribing government regulatory agency scrutiny (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit)
- Very Hard exercise autonomous moral agencyto exercise autonomous moral agency, meaning to put to use
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.