local agency
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈloʊkəl ˈeɪdʒənsi/
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agencia local
- If you're looking for job assistance, the local agency in your neighborhood can help you find opportunities.
- state and local agencies
- federal and local agencies
- services from local agencies
Examples
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Yet, state and local agencies can take some steps to lessen the impact.
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Any successful regional development effort would require a high degree of coordination between central and local agencies.
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You can also ask around at local agencies to come up with a list of agents' names.
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Our Care and Ready teams are working closely with local agencies to be of service.
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Further, as state and local agencies gain more experience in working with communities, the chances for success will increase.
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If you're interested, I'll put you in touch with the local agency.
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If the planning grant is accepted, the local agencies would receive $500,000.
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Currently, waste reduction information is fragmented among federal, state, and local agencies.
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All study participants received services from local agencies to address their needs, and 92 percent received assistance from family members.
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Links to local agencies and community-specific health information were sparse.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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3.0
A business or organization that provides services for other people
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3.9
A business that provides services like event planning or computer work to other companies for a fee
Antonyms
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3.5
A group of countries and people from many places that works on world problems like health or peace
How Local
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3.0
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3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an organization operating in a specific area and providing services' is directly and compositionally derived from 'local' (area-specific) plus 'agency' (a service-providing organization). This is a straightforward noun phrase following common combinatory patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Local agency combines the idea of being near you (local) and a group that works for people (agency). So a local agency is an office close to your town that gives 'services' to people in the area.