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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]superagency (plural superagencies)
- An agency with unusually far-reaching powers
- 2007 August 13, Kevin J. O’Brien, “Regulator in Europe Proposes a Superagency to Wield Power Over Its Phone Markets”, in New York Times[1]:
- […] a plan to create a Brussels superagency that could intervene in domestic markets lacks natural consumer appeal and faces formidable industry opposition.
- (California) A cabinet-level agency within the executive branch, composed of several departments.
- 2001, California Health Profile[2], Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, page xiv:
- 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.
Synonyms
[edit]- (cabinet-level agency within the executive branch): cabinet agency, cabinet department, cabinet (Kentucky)