n. the relationship of a person (called the agent) who acts on be...

n. ~ 1. A unit of government authorized by law to perform a specific function. - 2. A relationship, usually created by contract or by law, giving one party the authority to act or represent another pa [..]

In context of general equities, buying or selling for the account and risk of a customer. Generally, an agent, or broker, acts as intermediary between buyer and seller, taking no financial risk person [..]

An administrative division of a government with a specific function, or a non-governmental organization (e.g., private contractor, business, etc.) that offers a particular kind of assistance. A federa [..]

An office where insurance is sold. It may be directed toward property and liability insurance, life and health insurance, or both. Also, it might be an independent organization or an insurer subsidi [..]

1650s, "active operation," from Medieval Latin agentia, noun of state from Latin agentem (nominative agens) "effective, powerful," present participle of agere "to drive, condu [..]

Stories “Agency and Accountability” (September 2012 Liahona and New Era) Elder Shayne M. Bowen of the Seventy explains about the importance of agency in Heavenly Father’s plan for us.“Agency and Choos [..]

Any federal, state, or county government organization participating with jurisdictional responsibilities.

A legal relationship that exists when one party, the agent, represents or acts on behalf of another party, the principal.

organization serving the government of a country or nation. Also called a government agency.

A legal relationship by which one party is empowered to act on behalf of another party. [D00071]

This term refers to the legal relationship between two parties, in which one – ‘the agent’ - is authorised to undertake certain activities on behalf of the other.  In some professional services the te [..]

The relationship of a person (called the agent) who acts on behalf of another person, company, or government, known as the principal. The principal is responsible for the acts of the agent, and the ag [..]

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget& [..]

Means a Department of State or a Prescribed Agency

This term has multiple meanings: The most common use is to refer to an organization, like a government agency, advertising agency, news agency, etc. When used as a legal term, it refer to one pe [..]

Definitions (2) 1. Name for the arrangement where an agent intermediates between buyers and sellers and charges a commission for his participation. The agent buys and sells for the account of the clie [..]

noun. Being proactive, generally with respect to supporting a particular objective in some way.

Several definitions: 1) A service or business authorized to act on the behalf of others. (For example, an employment agency that refers employees to organizations for a fee.)(2) A government's ad [..]

1) An extraterritorial post office maintained at various times by a government within the territory of another government. Examples are the post offices maintained by many European powers in the Turki [..]

For archival purposes, any commercial enterprise, organization, institution, or other corporate body that creates and manages records of its business, activities, or affairs. In very large organizatio [..]

An office of the British Government and, earlier, of the East India Company. Agencies were headed by Agents. The rank and purpose of agents changed over time, but since the early nineteenth-century they were subordinate to Residents and played an overtly political role. 

Agency is the degree to which an individual has the ability to make decisions about their life. To have agency means to have control over your life and the decisions that you make.

pl: -cies 1 : the person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved [death by criminal "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] 2 a : a consensual fiduciary relationship in wh [..]

Agency - An advertising company that represents other companies by providing advertising related services such as planning, creating, buying and tracking an advertisement on behalf of their client.

A distinct and recognisable body that has responsibility for carrying out administrative functions. It will usually have an identifiable head with decision-making authority at his/her hierarchal level, a legal instrument or some form of delegated authority, which establishes its basis for existence and sets out its functions, and its own recordkeep [..]

a debt security issued by a U.S. government-sponsored entity such as FNMA, FHLB, and SLMA.

The legal requirement that one party in a relationship has a fiduciary obligation to the other. See Mortgage Brokers: Agents or Independent Contractors

The capacity of people to make choices and take actions to affect their destinies. Often played down in structuralism and deterministic theories. Also termed human agency. Contrast with economic deter [..]

main news agencies.

An advertising agency is a company that represents brand advertisers by providing services such as strategy and analysis, media planning and buying, and/or creative ideation and production. 

Agency law is concerned with any "principal"-"agent" relationship; a relationship in which one person has legal authority to act for another. The relationships generally associated [..]

(n) an administrative unit of government(n) a business that serves other businesses(n) the state of being in action or exerting power(n) the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or [..]

 - A staffing agency acts as a liaison between employers and prospective employees and job seekers. A staffing agency collects, maintains and manages thousands of resumes of job seekers and matches th [..]

An agency is a division of government with a specific function or non-governmental organization (e.g., private contractor, business, etc.) that offers a particular kind of assistance. Agencies are often defined as jurisdictional (having statutory responsibility for incident mitigation) or assisting and/or cooperating (providing resources and/or ass [..]

All New Zealand government departments, authorities, agencies or other bodies established in relation to public purposes, including departments and authorities staffed under the State Sector Act 1988 and Public Finance Act 1989. This includes the State Services Commission, tertiary education institutions, state-owned enterprises and mixed ownership [..]

the ability to make choices and have the power to act upon one's environment. A sense of agency is seen as important for learner motivation, and indeed for teacher morale.

n. agencia, organismo

A company in the business of creating advertisements, packaging and names for products and services, as well as providing marketing and merchandizing advice and general business and promotional counsel to its clients.

A company in the business of creating advertisements, packaging and names for products and services, as well as providing marketing and merchandizing advice and general business and promotional counse [..]

Administrative units of Government responsible for Policy Making and management of Governmental activities.

Health Planning and resources development agencies which function in each Health Service Area of the United States (PL 93-641).

Public or private Organizations that provide, either directly or through arrangements with other Organizations, home Health Services in the Patient's home. (Hospital Administration Terminology, 2 [..]

International Organizations which provide Health-related or other cooperative services.

Non-Profit Organizations concerned with various aspects of Health, e.g., Education, promotion, treatment, services, etc.

When referring to a student it is about the student's knowledge and capacity:

A firm, corporation, or one or more individuals acting in association with each other as a single entity. An agency may be a corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship. Also known as business ent [..]

An organization which solicits insurance for one or more carriers and may perform other functions such as issuing policies and adjusting losses. 

See “Partner Agency”

Belief that one has the power to enact change. Agency is a critical component in reporting decisions because most people will only report if they believe their action has the potential to make a difference.

"Agency" includes a department or other agency of state government, city, county, municipal corporation, political subdivision, port, people's utility district, joint operating agency a [..]

n. the relationship of a person (called the agent) who acts on behalf of another person, company, or government, known as the principal. "Agency" may arise when an employer (principal) and e [..]

Exerting effort or control over the state of a game. This involves using one of the core skills (DKART) to create agency. See "effort."

A governmental subdivision incorporated to perform a public service. May or may not have taxing authority. Most bond issuing agencies pledge only specific revenues to the repayment of bonds which they [..]

A term used to describe certain types of accounts in trust institutions. The main distinguishing characteristic of an agency is that the title to the property does not pass to the trust institution bu [..]

Every state agency, office, board, commission, department, state institution, or state institution of higher education, which includes all state universities, regional universities, The Evergreen Stat [..]

United States Agency For International Development, its offices, bureaus, divisions, and posts abroad (3 FAM 4310 {Old 3 FAM 761.2}) (USAID Automated Directives System - ADS - Chapter 485, 508). Any E [..]

An agency can be an Australian Government Department of State, another type of Australian Government bodiy, or a State government body.

In recent anthropological theory, creative acts of intentioned individuals that generate social form and meaning.

A company that provides services such as planning, creating, buying, and tracking advertisements and ad campaigns on behalf of a client.

A generic term used (by the QLD Government) to describe the various organisational units within government that deliver services. The term includes departments; commercialised business units; shared s [..]

n. the relationship of a person (called the agent) who acts on behalf of another person, company, or government, known as the principal. "Agency" may arise when an employer (principal) and e [..]

In law, a relationship in which one party (the agent) acts on behalf of and under the express or implied control of another (the principal) in dealing with third parties.  In general, if agency exists [..]

A legislatively budgeted subdivision of state government.

The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power; action or activity; operation. The superintendence and agency of Providence in the natural world. --Woodward. A person or thing [..]

An agency is created when one person, called the principal, authorizes another person, called the agent, to act on behalf of and subject to the control of the principal.

 The capability of a person or a group of people to change something about their lives.

As defined in the Act, "Agency" means the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency established by section 61.The Agency reports to the Minister of the Environment and has the mandate to administer the federal environmental assessment process in Canada.For French see agence

In context of general equities, buying or selling for the account and risk of a customer. Generally, an agent, or broker, acts as intermediary between buyer and seller, taking no financial risk person [..]

Agency may refer to:

Agency is the capacity of an actor to act in a given environment. It is independent of the moral dimension, which is called moral agency. In sociology, an agent is an individual engaging with the soci [..]

Agency (also referred to as free agency or moral agency), in the theology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), is "the privilege of choice which was introduced by God the E [..]

Agencies are a type of administrative division: Agencies of British India, which grouped the autonomous princely states Agencies of Pakistan, the main subdivisions of the Federally Administered Triba [..]

In social science, agency is the capacity of individuals to have the power and resources to fulfill their potential. For instance, structure consists of those factors of influence (such as social clas [..]