counteragency

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noun

An agency that counteracts or opposes another agency; a counteracting force.

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Meanings

nouncounteragency (plural counteragencies)

plural counteragencies

  1. An agency that counteracts or opposes another agency; a counteracting force.

Origin

From counter- + agency.

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APA

counteragency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteragency

MLA

“counteragency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteragency. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counteragency,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteragency.

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