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state vs agency

agency vs state

state and agency both are nouns.

state is a verb but agency is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
state Yes No Yes No
agency Yes No No No
As nouns, agency is a hyponym of state; that is, agency is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than state:
  • state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  • agency: the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
state (noun) agency (noun)
the way something is with respect to its main attributes to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
a politically organized body of people under a single government an administrative unit of government
the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties
the territory occupied by a nation the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation the state of being in action or exerting power
a state of depression or agitation
(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
state (verb) agency (verb)
express in words
put before
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
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