Collocations for "agency"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "agency" in context.
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agency
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [law enforcement, real estate, private security] agency
- a [temporary employment, recruitment, job] agency
- [an international, a state, a federal] agency
- an agency to [provide, determine, ensure]
- an agency for [providing]
- an agency for the [development, advancement] of
- an agency with (no) jurisdiction [here]
- the agency's [mission, goals]
- the agency is [responsible for, required to]
- the agency may [require, request, use]
- the [head, leader, board] of the agency
- the agency was established in [1908]
- was [employed, recruited] through an agency
- [carved, eroded, formed] by the agency of [water, wind]
- [communicated, done, possible] through the agency of the [president, ambassador, board of directors]
- [attributed to, prayed for] divine agency
- We have (human) agency to [decide, make choices] (on this matter).
- pay the agency [fees, costs]
- the agency [office, headquarters, director]
'agency' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
advertising
- apprentice
- booking
- candidate
- catering
- cheap
- collection
- commission
- con
- confirmation
- consultancy
- consulting
- control
- countryside
- courier
- debit
- employ
- enforcement
- environmental
- inspection
- intelligence
- language
- launch
- loft
- marketing
- model
- nanny
- oversight
- photo
- placement
- rating
- recruitment
- responsive
- screening
- talent
- temp
- translate