Agency

Quick meaning: Agency is a noun meaning The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (sociology, philosophy, psychology) The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
2. A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
3. The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
4. An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
5. A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by, such unit of government.

Example Sentences

moral agency

individual agency

authority of agency

The feeling of being in control of one's body should involve the sense of body-ownership, plus an additional sense of agency.

Word Forms

• agencies

Synonyms for agency

Depending on context, synonyms include action, activity, agent, agentship, cause, device.

Antonyms for agency

Common opposites include nonagency.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include authority, delegacy, representation, bureau, office, way.

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