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noun

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

   Synonyms:actionactivityoperation

2. The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.

   Example: individual agency

3. A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.

   Synonyms:instrumentalitymeans

4. The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.

   Example: authority of agency