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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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Sources familiar with the new strategy said not all U.S. law enforcement agencies are on board with more visa cancellations, which they say can sometimes interfere with criminal investigations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

In St Petersburg, he is expected to meet chief editors of international news agencies and deliver a keynote address.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Stablecoins’ path to regulation and integration is already under way as agencies implement the Genius Act.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Its budget has not enjoyed the same expansion as that of other federal law enforcement agencies.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

As Snowden anticipated, American law enforcement agencies were eager to arrest the leaker and haul him home to face charges of violating the Espionage Act.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin