Adoption Definition–noun | 1. | the act of adopting: the adoption of a new amendment. | | 2. | the state of being adopted. | |
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Agency Definition–noun, plural -cies. | 1. | an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another: a welfare agency. | | 2. | a company having a franchise to represent another. | | 3. | a governmental bureau, or an office that represents it. | | 4. | the place of business of an agent. | | 6. | an administrative division of a government. | | 7. | the duty or function of an agent. | | 8. | the relationship between a principal and his or her agent. | | 9. | the state of being in action or of exerting power; operation: the agency of Providence. | | 10. | a means of exerting power or influence; instrumentality: nominated by the agency of friends. | |
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