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organization, often business-related n.
power, instrumentality n.

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

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agencies

But the UN and other agencies say the emergency is real.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

The government said this will give mayors and council leaders the lead in co-ordinating councils, police, regulators, and other enforcement agencies.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Ramdin said that in discussions with Haiti's government, electoral council, and international and local security agencies, "we did express our concern with regard to where we are today, three months before the elections."

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Participating agencies have agreed to begin a collaborative effort to restore wetlands and a science program to guide the endeavor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The reason they’d done this is that the rating agencies, presented with the pile of bonds backed by dubious loans, would pronounce 80 percent of the bonds in it triple-A.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis