agency

/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/noun

A business that provides a service or acts on behalf of other people or companies, or the office where it operates.

Example sentences

“She found her job through an employment agency.”
“The travel agency booked our flights and hotel for the honeymoon.”

Has a second, abstract sense worth knowing: a person's capacity to act and choose for themselves, as in "human agency".

Synonyms for agency

Related words

branchA woody limb that grows out from a tree's trunk and often splits into smaller parts.headquartersThe main office from which an organization is run.cubicleA small enclosed section of a larger room, often serving as an individual workspace in an office.corporationAn organization that the law recognizes as its own entity, existing apart from its members and holding rights and debts separate from theirs.deskA piece of furniture with a flat top (in earlier times often a sloping one), used for writing, reading, or working.startupA young company, usually one built to grow quickly.