su|per|a|gen|cy

su|per|a|gen|cy
su|per|a|gen|cy «SOO puhr AY juhn seh», noun, plural -cies.
a large agency, especially of the government, which is in charge of a group of smaller agencies: »

... proposed the creation of a superagency that eventually would coordinate all transportation in the tri-state metropolitan area (New York Times).


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