administrative unit vs agency

agency vs administrative unit

administrative unit and agency both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
administrative unit	Yes	No	No	No
agency	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, agency is a hyponym of administrative unit; that is, agency is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than administrative unit:

administrative unit: a unit with administrative responsibilities
agency: an administrative unit of government

Other hyponyms of administrative unit include Inland Revenue, IR, Ordnance Survey, division, UN agency, United Nations agency, council, secretariat, secretariate, commission, committee, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office, intelligence, intelligence agency, intelligence service, international law enforcement agency, redevelopment authority, regulatory agency, regulatory authority, weather bureau, placement center, placement office, child welfare agency, child welfare service, Russian agency.

administrative unit (noun)	agency (noun)
a unit with administrative responsibilities	to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
	an administrative unit of government
	a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties
	the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
	the state of being in action or exerting power

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