ˈeɪ.dʒən.si ɔːˈθɒɹəti əˈθɔɹəti ˈbjʊɹ.əʊ

miːnz ˈɒfɪs ˈɔfɪs ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛn.ˈteɪ.ʃən to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end a means of control an example is the best agency of instruction the true way to success a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties an administrative unit of government the Central Intelligence Agency the Census Bureau Office of Management and Budget Tennessee Valley Authority the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent the state of being in action or exerting power the agency of providence she has free agency