agency
The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
Other meanings
The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "agēns".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “agency” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.