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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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Federal ethics rules for executive-branch employees prohibit trading on nonpublic information, but most agencies lack express rules to address trading in prediction markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

To do so, forces are boosting collaboration with fuel retailers and cost recovery agencies.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

That was no surprise, but more notable was their reasoning for it: The department argued that the lawsuits were premature because federal agencies haven’t even started to implement the order yet.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Ferretti also produces patrol boats for law enforcement agencies.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Applying these methods to government, Progressives sought to end the tradition of crooked party bosses packing government agencies, including law enforcement, with patrons and hacks.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann