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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“We got to move faster. Move faster,” Newsom said to regulators during a speech Thursday at a conference held by the Assn. of California Water Agencies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Agencies should provide clear notice periods, transparent exemption processes and predictable implementation schedules.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Woodall worked as a senior industry head in Google's UK Sales and Agencies team.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Agencies typically receive $40,000-$50,000 per surrogacy, separate from payments to surrogates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Agencies concerned with vector-borne disease are at present coping with their problems by switching from one insecticide to another as resistance develops.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson