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Agency vs Distributor - What's the difference?

agency | distributor |

As nouns the difference between agency and distributor

is that agency is the capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power; action or activity; operation while distributor is one who distributes, a thing that distributes.

agency

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(agencies)
  • The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power; action or activity; operation.
    • The superintendence and agency of Providence in the natural world. --Woodward.
  • A person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved: instrumentality, means.
  • The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
  • An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
  • A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by such unit of government.
    • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
    Central Intelligence Agency

    Synonyms

    * action * operation * efficiency * instrumentality * management

    Derived terms

    {{der3, dating agency , employment agency , escort agency , introduction agency , news agency , press agency , relief agency , syndication agency , travel agency}}

    Related terms

    * act * action * agent

    External links

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    distributor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * distributour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who distributes, a thing that distributes.
  • In an internal combustion engine, the device that distributes current to the spark plugs.