Locum vs Agency - What's the difference?
locum | agency |
(British, informal) Abbreviated form of .The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition]
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The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power; action or activity; operation.
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.
As nouns the difference between locum and agency
is that locum is abbreviated form of locum tenens while agency is the capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power; action or activity; operation.locum
English
(wikipedia locum)Noun
(locums)The Chambers Dictionary (1998)- -- "I suppose you wouldn't like to do a locum for a month on the South coast? Three guineas a week with board and lodging." -- "I wouldn't mind," said Philip. -- "It's at Farnley, in Dorsetshire. Doctor South. You'd have to go down at once; his assistant has developed mumps. I believe it's a very pleasant place."
References
agency
English
(Webster 1913)Noun
(agencies)- The superintendence and agency of Providence in the natural world. --Woodward.
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Central Intelligence Agency
