Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superagency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-a-gen-cy
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An agency with unusually far-reaching powers

noun

A cabinet-level agency within the executive branch, composed of several departments.

Example Sentences

"[…] a plan to create a Brussels superagency that could intervene in domestic markets lacks natural consumer appeal and faces formidable industry opposition."
"The state health agency in California is called State Department of Health Services and is a component of a superagency, the California Health and Welfare Agency."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Medieval Latin agēntiabor. English agency English superagency From super- + agency.

Inflected Forms

superagencies (plural)

Synonyms

cabinet agency cabinet department cabinet

Questions

What does superagency mean?: An agency with unusually far-reaching powers
Where does superagency come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Medieval Latin agēntiabor. English agency English superagency From super- + agency.

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