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 |
| loan approval | formal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank) |
| blessing approval approving | the formal act of approving, he gave the project his blessing, his decision merited the approval of any sensible person |
| authority authorization authorisation sanction | official permission or approval, authority for the program was renewed several times |
authority
authorization
authorisation
potency dominance
say-so | the power or right to give orders or make decisions, he has the authority to issue warrants, deputies are given authorization to make arrests, a place of potency in the state |
assurance
self-assurance
confidence
selfonfidence
authority
sureness | freedom from doubt, belief in yourself and your abilities, his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular, after that failure he lost his confidence, she spoke with authority |
| authority | an authoritative written work, this book is the final authority on the life of Milton |
| good authority | testimony by someone who should know, I have it on good authority |
approval
commendation | a message expressing a favorable opinion, words of approval seldom passed his lips |
connivance secret approval
tacit consent | (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing |
cachet
seal
seal of approval | an indication of approved or superior status |
| approval | a feeling of liking something or someone good, although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval |
government
authorities
regime | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit, the government reduced taxes, the matter was referred to higher authorities |
| 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 |
Palestine National Authority
Palestinian National Authority
Palestine Authority | combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force, created in by an agreement between Israel and the PLO |
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 |
| redevelopment authority | a public administrative unit given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas |
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 |
Defense Information Systems Agency
DISA | a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
NGA | a combat support agency that provides geographic intelligence in support of national security |
child welfare agency
child welfare service | an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children |
| local authority | an administrative unit of local government |
| Russian agency | an administrative agency of the Russian government |