causal agent
cause
causal agency | any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results |
means
agency
way | 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 |
| bottle collection | collecting bottles for reuse |
collection
collecting
assembling
aggregation | the act of gathering something together |
| bottle collection | the activity of collecting bottles, bottle collection is a hobby of hers |
conchology
shell collecting | the collection and study of mollusc shells |
garbage collection
garbage pickup
trash collection
trash pickup | the collection and removal of garbage |
numismatics
numismatology
coin collecting
coin collection | the collection and study of money (and coins in particular) |
philately
stamp collecting
stamp collection | the collection and study of postage stamps |
| tax collection | the collection of taxes |
| plate collection plate | a shallow receptacle for collection in church |
atlas
book of maps
map collection | a collection of maps in book form |
| solicitation appeal collection ingathering | request for a sum of money, an appeal to raise money for starving children |
collection
compendium | a publication containing a variety of works |
collection
aggregation
accumulation
assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| art collection | a collection of art works |
| bottle collection | a collection of bottles, her bottle collection is arranged on glass shelves in the window |
| coin collection | a collection of coins |
| loan collection | a number of pictures loaned by their owners for exhibition |
| stamp collection | a collection of stamps |
| rental collection | a collection of books that can be rented by readers in return for a small daily fee |
| agency | a business that serves other businesses |
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA | an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment |
| executive agency | an agency of the executive branch of government |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA | an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities |
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA | an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest, headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DARPA | the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense, responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since
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Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug Enforcement Agency
DEA | federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances, goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations |
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA | an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation |
United Nations agency
UN agency | an agency of the United Nations |
International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEA | the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy |
agency
federal agency
government agency
bureau
office authority | an administrative unit of government, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Census Bureau, Office of Management and Budget, Tennessee Valley Authority |
| independent agency | an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments |
intelligence
intelligence service
intelligence agency | a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy |
military intelligence
military intelligence agency | an agency of the armed forces that obtains and analyzes and uses information of strategic or tactical military value |
| United States intelligence agency | an intelligence service in the United States |
Defense Intelligence Agency
DIA | an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense, is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition |
| Defense Logistics Agency | a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense, provides worldwide support for military missions |
| international intelligence agency | an intelligence agency outside the United States |
| international law enforcement agency | an international administrative unit responsible for law enforcement |
National Security Agency
NSA | the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information |
| law enforcement agency | an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws |
regulatory agency
regulatory authority | a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest |
advertising agency
ad agency | an agency that designs advertisement to call public attention to its clients |
| detective agency | an agency that makes inquiries for its clients |
employment agency
employment office | an agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or finds jobs for unemployed people |
mercantile agency
commercial agency | an organization that provides businesses with credit ratings of other firms, Dun & Bradstreet is the largest mercantile agency in the United States |
news agency
press agency
wire service
press association
news organization
news organisation | an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically |
service agency
service bureau
service firm | a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee, achieves economy of scale |
| travel agency | an agency that arranges personal travel |