agency
noun
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Examples of agency in a Sentence
Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Airport staff is working closely with a professional wildlife control company to monitor the area, identify potential entry points and implement necessary precautions to prevent future incidents, the agency said.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Following a review of available data, the agency determined that phenylephrine, when taken orally, does not actually work as a nasal decongestant.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Two years into the study, the agency started asking deer, elk, and moose hunters to share their moose sightings in annual post-hunt surveys.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agency. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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agency
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agency
nounW. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.Note: A principal is bound by and liable for acts of his or her agent that are within the scope of the agency.
Note: A principal has a duty to correct a third party's mistaken belief in an agent's authority to act on the principal's behalf. If the principal could have corrected the misunderstanding but failed to do so, he or she is estopped from denying the existence of the agency and is bound by the agent's acts in dealing with the third party.
R. C. ClarkNote: Many businesses that use the term agency are not truly agencies as defined in sense 2.
called also administrative agency
see also enabling statute, exhaustion of remedies, Administrative Procedure ActNote: When a legislature determines that government involvement is needed in a particular social activity or problem, it may write legislation creating an agency either directly or by authorizing the executive to set it up. Agencies exist at the federal, state, and local levels. Most federal agencies are attached to the executive branch of government. Some agencies (such as the Environmental Protection Agency) are called an agency. An agency may, however, be called such other names as board (as the National Labor Relations Board), commission (as the Securities and Exchange Commission), administration (as the Social Security Administration), and service (as the Internal Revenue Service). Agencies at the federal level are governed by the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, which is found at title 5 of the U.S. Code.
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