Agency

Agency
(Roget's Thesaurus)
<- N
PARAG:Agency->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ agency
agency
operation
force
working
strain
function
office
maintenance
exercise
work
swing
play
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ interworking
interworking
interaction
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ procurement
procurement
GRP: \\ N \\ 2
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ causation
causation
&c. 153
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ instrumentality
instrumentality
&c. 631
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ influence
influence
&c. 175
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ action
action
&c.(voluntary) 680
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ modus operandi
modus operandi
&c. 627
GRP: \\ N \\ 3
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ quickening power
quickening power
maintaining power
sustaining power
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ home stroke
home stroke
PARAG:Agency->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ be-in action
be-in action
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ operate
operate
work
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ act
act
act upon
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ perform
perform
play
support
sustain
strain
maintain
take effect
quicken
strike
GRP: \\ V \\ 2
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ come play
come play
come bring into operation
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ have play
have play
have free play
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ bring to bear upon
bring to bear upon
PARAG:Agency->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ operative
operative
efficient
efficacious
practical
effectual
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 2
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ at work
at work
on foot
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ acting
acting
&c.(doing) 680
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ in operation
in operation
in force
in action
in play
in exercise
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ acted upon
acted upon
wrought upon
PARAG:Agency->Adv
GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ by the-agency
by the-agency
&c.->N.
???>-
of
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ through
through
&c.(instrumentality) 631
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ by means of
by means of
&c. 632

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