agências
1. Organizations or businesses that provide a particular service on behalf of another party
The advertising agencies competed for the new account.
As agências de publicidade competiram pela nova conta.
2. Government departments or other organizations providing a specific function
Federal agencies oversee environmental protection.
Agências federais supervisionam a proteção ambiental.
3. The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power; action or operation
Through the agency of education, society improves.
Por meio da agência da educação, a sociedade melhora.
4. Employment agencies that help place workers in jobs
She found her job through a staffing agency.
Ela encontrou seu emprego através de uma agência de recrutamento.
In Brazil, 'agências' is a common term in everyday business and government contexts. Travel agencies (agências de viagem) and real estate agencies (agências imobiliárias) are particularly prominent. In the USA, federal agencies play a significant role in regulation and governance, making this term especially relevant in administrative and legal discussions.
Related Idioms & Phrases
agency of change - força motriz de mudança
through the agency of - por intermédio de, através de
free agency - agência livre (sports term)
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