Agency vs. Bureau — What's the Difference?

The condition of being in action; operation.

A chest of drawers, especially a dresser for holding clothes.

The means or mode of acting; instrumentality.

Chiefly British A writing desk or writing table with drawers.

A business with agents that negotiate deals for clients

A government department or a subdivision of a department.

An advertising or public relations firm.

An office, usually of a large organization, that is responsible for a specific duty

An administrative division of a government or international body.

A business that offers information of a specified kind

The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.

An administrative unit of government; office.

The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.

An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news.

A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.

An office room where clerical or professional duties are performed.

The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.

A desk, usually with a cover and compartments that are located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath, and often used for storing papers.

An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.

(US) A chest of drawers for clothes.

A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by such unit of government.

Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers.

The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality.

The place where such a bureau is used; an office where business requiring writing is transacted.

The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with the concerns of another.

Hence: A department of public business requiring a force of clerks; the body of officials in a department who labor under the direction of a chief.

The place of business of am agent.

A chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture.

An administrative unit of government;

An administrative unit of government;

A business that serves other businesses

Furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

The state of being in action or exerting power;

The state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent

How a result is obtained or an end is achieved;