agency vs avenue

agency

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

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

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

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

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

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

avenue

noun
  • A method or means by which something may be accomplished. 

  • The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered. 

  • A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction. 

  • A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may be reached; a way of approach or of exit. 

How often have the words agency and avenue occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )