agency
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agency¹
- /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒən.si/
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin agentia, from Latin agēns (present participle of agere (“to act”)), agentis (cognate with French agence, see also agent).
noun agencies
- The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power. A few advances there are in the following papers tending to assert the superintendence and agency of Providence in the natural world.
- The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices. moral agency
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A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
Similar: instrumentality, means
- The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent. authority of agency
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An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
As an employment agency you have a responsibility to supply work to the individual agency worker, as well as a service to the client.
Similar: management
- A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by, such unit of government. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Similar: action, activity, agency, agent, agentship, cause, device, force, function, means, operation, power · Opposite: nonagency
Agency²
proper noun
- A minor city and township in Wapello County, Iowa.
- A township in Osage County, Kansas.
- A village and township in Buchanan County, Missouri.
- A township in Roberts County, South Dakota.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: authority, delegacy, representation, bureau, office, way, means, government agency, address, competent, association, institute, agent, acting, institution, institutional
Translations
Every language
noun capacity of acting or of exerting power
| Español | albedrío |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 能動性 /能动性 néngdòngxìng |
| हिन्दी | सामर्थ्य sāmarthya |
| Français | capacité d'agir |
| Deutsch | Wille |
| Italiano | partecipazione |
| Русский | де́йствие déjstvije, возде́йствие vozdéjstvije |
| العربية | فَاعِلِيَّة fāʕiliyya |
noun capacity of individuals to act independently
| Español | agencia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 能動性 /能动性 néngdòngxìng |
| हिन्दी | सामर्थ्य sāmarthya |
| Français | agentivité |
| Deutsch | Agency, Handlungsfähigkeit |
| Русский | во́ля vólja |
noun office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
| Español | agencia |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अभिकरण abhikraṇ |
| Français | agence |
| Deutsch | Agentur |
| Русский | аге́нтство agéntstvo |
| العربية | وِكَالَة wikāla |
noun establishment engaged in doing business for another
| Español | oficina, agencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대리점 daerijeom |
| 日本語 | 代理店 dairiten |
| 中文 | 機構 /机构 jīgòu |
| हिन्दी | एजेंसी ejensī, संस्था sansthā |
| Português | agência |
| Français | agence, action, organisme |
| Deutsch | Agentur |
| Italiano | agenzia |
| Ελληνικά | πρακτορείο praktoreío |
| Română | agenție, agentură |
| Русский | аге́нтство agéntstvo, бюро́ bjuró |
| Tiếng Việt | cơ quan |
| العربية | وَكَالَة wakāla |
| עברית | סוֹכְנוּת sokhnút |
Talk about this word "agency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/agency. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. agency. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/agency "agency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/agency.Cite this
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title = {agency},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/agency},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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