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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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Local, state and tribal agencies will be able to apply for 75% reimbursement of their eligible fire suppression costs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

There are no approved vaccines or therapeutics for this strain of Ebola, and researchers who study Bundibugyo virus say there has been little interest from federal agencies in funding their work.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Congratulations are in order for the law enforcement and intelligence agencies that cooperated on Mr. Al-Saadi’s tracking and capture.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

That would give the Swiss authorities grounds to keep the files sealed, since sensitive information related to foreign intelligence agencies is often redacted.

From BBC • May 15, 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