agency
noun uk/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/ us/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/
(ORGANIZATION)
B1 [ C ]代理机构
a business that represents one group of people when dealing with another group
an advertising/employment/estate/travel agency 广告（代理）公司／职业介绍所／房地产中介／旅行社
C1 [ C ]政府专门机构;政府内的局，部，处
a government organization
an overseas aid agency 海外援助机构
the Central Intelligence Agency 中央情报局
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- The advertising agency secured the contract on the back of their previous successful campaigns.
- The holiday was cancelled so the travel agency had to refund everybody the price of the tickets.
- The duty of the agency is to act in the best interests of the child.
- For several years she operated a dating agency from her basement flat.
- The agency was not accredited by the Philippine Consulate to offer contracts to Filipinos abroad.
(ACTIONS)
through the agency of someone formal 由于（某人）的作用；在（某人）的推动下
because of the actions of someone
She was freed from prison through the agency of her doctor. 在她的医生的推动下，她被释放出狱。
They believed this had happened through divine agency (= because of the actions of God or a god).
In the movie, he is brought together with an attractive journalist through the agency of his young son.
Banks have made some questionable loans through the agency of loan officers like him.
These days, radical change often comes through the agency of the judiciary.