Department vs. Agency
Difference Between Department and Agency
Departmentnoun
A part, portion, or subdivision.
Agencynoun
The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power; action or activity; operation.
Departmentnoun
A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like.
Technical things are not his department; he's a people person.Agencynoun
An individual or object through which power is exerted or an end is achieved: instrumentality, means.
Departmentnoun
A subdivision of an organization.
Agencynoun
The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
Departmentnoun
One of the principal divisions of executive government
the Treasury Department; the Department of Agriculture; police departmentAgencynoun
An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
Departmentnoun
One of the divisions of instructions
the physics department; the gender studies departmentAgencynoun
A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by such unit of government.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryCentral Intelligence AgencyDepartmentnoun
A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts composed of several arrondissements into which the country is divided for governmental purposes. In France, a department is smaller than a region
Agencynoun
an administrative unit of government;
the Central Intelligence Agencythe Census BureauOffice of Management and BudgetTennessee Valley AuthorityDepartmentnoun
(historical) A military subdivision of a country
the Department of the PotomacAgencynoun
a business that serves other businesses
Departmentnoun
(obsolete) Act of departing; departure.
Agencynoun
the state of being in action or exerting power;
the agency of providenceshe has free agencyDepartmentnoun
a specialized division of a large organization;
you'll find it in the hardware departmentshe got a job in the historical section of the TreasuryAgencynoun
the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
Departmentnoun
the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
Agencynoun
how a result is obtained or an end is achieved;
a means of controlan example is the best agency of instructionthe true way to successDepartmentnoun
a specialized sphere of knowledge;
baking is not my departmenthis work established a new department of literature
