agencies

NOUN

organization, often business-related

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bureau company department firm office

NOUN

power, instrumentality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

force operation organ

STRONG

action activity auspices channel efficiency influence instrument instrumentality intercession intervention means mechanism mediation medium vehicle work

Antonyms

STRONG

end idleness impotence inactivity inertia weakness

Example Sentences

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"For all events organised by the state and its agencies, instructions have been given not to offer alcohol," the office of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

"For all events organised by the state and its agencies, instructions have been given not to offer alcohol," added Lecornu's office.

From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026

The incident prompted an immediate pause in carriage operations while city agencies and law enforcement investigate what led to the horse bolting.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

Brainerd’s journals, guided into print by his father-in-law, Jonathan Edwards, later inspired many Protestants either to become missionaries or to support mission agencies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

And the bonds that had been most ineptly rated were the bonds that Wall Street firms had tricked the rating agencies into rating most ineptly.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis