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superagencies

superagencies is the plural of superagency.

Meaning of superagency

Noun

superagency (plural superagencies)

  1. An agency with unusually far-reaching powers
    • […] a plan to create a Brussels superagency that could intervene in domestic markets lacks natural consumer appeal and faces formidable industry opposition.2007 August 13, Kevin J. O’Brien, “Regulator in Europe Proposes a Superagency to Wield Power Over Its Phone Markets”, in New York Times
  2. (California) A cabinet-level agency within the executive branch, composed of several departments.
    • The state health agency in California is called State Department of Health Services and is a component of a superagency, the California Health and Welfare Agency.2001, California Health Profile, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, page xiv

Questions about superagencies

What is superagencies the plural of?
Superagencies is the plural of superagency.

Words near superagencies in the dictionary

  1. superaerodynamic
  2. superaerodynamics
  3. superaffluence
  4. superaffluent
  5. superaged
  6. superagencies
  7. superagency
  8. superagent
  9. superagents
  10. superager
  11. superagers

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