Difference between Agency and Bureau

What is the difference between Agency and Bureau?

Agency as a noun is the faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality. while Bureau as a noun is office

Agency

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality. The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one entrusted with the concerns of another. The place of business of an agent. A bond issued by a US government-backed entity, such as Fannie Mae.

Example sentence: I believe in miracles. At the age of 13, I was on holiday in Moscow with my mother. It was the only trip I took in my whole childhood. We stepped off a metro train and were approached by a talent scout who told me that she wanted to sign me to her modeling agency.

Bureau

Part of speech: noun

Definition: officedesk, usually with a cover and compartments for storing papers etc. located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneathchest of drawers for clothes

We hope you now know whether to use Agency or Bureau in your sentence.

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