agency

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin agentia, from Latin agēns (present participle of agere (“to act”)), agentis (cognate with French agence, see also agent). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒən.si/ === Noun === agency (countable and uncountable, plural agencies) The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power. Synonyms: action, activity, operation (sociology, philosophy, psychology) The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices. Coordinate terms: free will, structure A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved. Synonyms: instrumentality, means The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent. An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency. Synonym: management Hyponyms: advertising agency, dating agency, employment agency, escort agency, introduction agency, modelling agency, news agency, press agency, relief agency, syndication agency, travel agency A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by, such unit of government. Hyponyms: antitrust agency, intelligence agency, space agency ==== Antonyms ==== nonagency ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== act action agent ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “agency”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. agency on Wikipedia.Wikipedia agency (sociology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia agency (philosophy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia law of agency on Wikipedia.Wikipedia moral agency on Wikipedia.Wikipedia structure and agency on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Cagney, gynæc-