Agency
Agency noun - A large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization.
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Synonyms for Agency
System and agency are semantically related. In some cases you can use "System" instead a noun "Agency".
Nearby Word: agent
System
System noun - Something made up of many interdependent or related parts.
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Synonyms for System
Nearby Words: systematic, systemic
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Both words in one sentence
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The Romulans have the Tal Shiar, which not only act as an intelligence agency, but have their own ships and ranking system.
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The Rack acts pretty much as a secondary law enforcement agency for the star system.
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Being Good Sucks: The gangsters more or less see regular people as "losers" who work honestly in a system that offers no reward for hard work and agency, while they can live like Kings by breaking the law.
Source: Film / GoodFellas
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