subagency
Agency within agency
A subagency is a division or subordinate unit within a larger government agency, operating under its authority: The Fish and Wildlife Service is a subagency of the Department of the Interior.
The term also applies to branch offices of businesses, particularly in insurance or real estate, that operate under a parent agency's license or oversight.
Legal authority's scope
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- regulatoryInvolving official oversight
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- governanceHow authority is exercised
bureau · division · branch · department · office · administration · compliance · enforcement
Of lesser importance
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- secondaryLesser in rank
- ancillaryProviding additional support
- supplementaryServing to complete
support · adjunct · component · unit · section · arm · wing · affiliate
Allocating work to someone
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
mandating · entrusting · allocation · appointment · deputization · commissioning · authorization · subdelegation
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- regulatoryInvolving official oversight
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
governance · bureau · division · branch · department · office · administration · compliance · enforcement · authorization
subsidiary
Of lesser importance
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- secondaryLesser in rank
- ancillaryProviding additional support
supplementary · support · adjunct · component · unit · section · arm · wing · affiliate · satellite
tasking
Allocating work to someone
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- devolutionTransferring power locally
decentralization · mandating · entrusting · allocation · appointment · deputization · commissioning · authorization · subdelegation · reporting
subagencyheadquarters
Central command location
central office · umbrella organization · department · central authority · ministry