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k | agency |

As a letter k

is the eleventh letter of the.

As a symbol k

is symbol for potassium.

As a noun agency is

the capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power; action or activity; operation.

k

Translingual

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Letter

  • The eleventh letter of the .

    • See also

    (Latn-script) {{Letter , page=K , NATO=Kilo , Morse=–·– , Character=K , Braille=? }} * Uppercase: K * With cedilla: * With hook: * With * With acute: * With dot below: * With line below: * (kra) * (kappa) * (ka) Image:Latin K.png, Capital and lowercase versions of K , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter K.png, Uppercase and lowercase K in Fraktur

    Symbol

    (Voiceless velar plosive) (head)
  • voiceless velar plosive.
  • (label) Boltzmann's constant
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    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

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