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WordNet synsets.
According to WordNet, the noun "agency" has 5 sense(s).
108337324 an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority".
100172710 how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success".