agency
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
Đồng nghĩa: action, activity, operation
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)(sociology, philosophy, psychology) The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
moral agency
individual agency
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
Đồng nghĩa: instrumentality, means
- 4.
(countable, uncountable)The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
authority of agency
- 5.
(countable, uncountable)An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
Đồng nghĩa: management
- 6.
(countable, uncountable)A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by, such unit of government.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Central Intelligence Agency
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Nguồn gốc từ
From agentia, from Latin agēns (present participle of agere (to act)), agentis (cognate with agence, see also agent).