multiagency

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adjective

Involving multiple agencies.

OriginEnglish agency ← Medieval Latin agēntia ← Middle English multi- →
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Meanings

adjectivemultiagency (not comparable)
  1. not comparableInvolving multiple agencies.

    Law enforcement authorities think the problem has been growing and a multiagency task force[…] was formed in February to determine the extent of the problem.

    2007 July 9, Randal C. Archibold, “3 Charged With Enslaving Members of Chinese Acrobatic Troupe Performing in U.S.”, in The New York Times
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    He signed an executive order during his second week in office to “combat antisemitism” in schools and on university campuses, and on February 3 announced the creation of a multiagency task force to carry out the mandate.

    2025 March 10, Karina Tsui and Elizabeth Wolfe, “Department of Education investigating 60 colleges and universities over antisemitism claims”, in CNN

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Medieval Latinagēntia
  7. Englishagency
  8. Englishmultiagency

From multi- + agency.

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APA

multiagency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiagency

MLA

“multiagency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiagency. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiagency,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiagency.

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