Superagency

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    A cabinet-level agency within the executive branch, composed of several departments. California

    "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."

Example

More examples

"[…] a plan to create a Brussels superagency that could intervene in domestic markets lacks natural consumer appeal and faces formidable industry opposition."

Etymology

From super- + agency.

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