The phrase "beleaguered agency" refers to a government organization or entity that is under immense pressure or facing many challenges. Full definition
New MTA boss Joe Lhota told staff in a memo that the angry complaints against the beleaguered agency are valid. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The beleaguered agency has been barraged with calls for its leader, Shola Olatoye, to step down after it emerged last summer that the city had for years failed to inspect for lead paint, falsely certified to the federal government that it had and failed to inform residents of the lapse. (nydailynews.com)
(CNN)-- Thousands of tea party activists gathered Wednesday outside the Capitol in loud protest of the Internal Revenue Service, seeking to keep the beleaguered agency's scandal afloat nearly six weeks after the news first broke. (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)