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superagency

superagency noun: an agency with unusually far-reaching powers.

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

Synonyms of superagency

Forms of superagency

pluralsuperagencies

Origin of superagency

From super- + agency.

Questions about superagency

What does superagency mean?
Superagency means an agency with unusually far-reaching powers.
What part of speech is superagency?
Superagency is a noun.
What is the plural of superagency?
The plural of superagency is superagencies.

Words near superagency in the dictionary

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

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