Agency

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Agency may refer to:

Agency (country subdivision)
Agency (law), refers to a person who acts on behalf of another person.
Agency (LDS Church)
Agency (sociology), the ability of social actors to make independent choices.
Agency (philosophy), relating to action theory (philosophy).
Advertising agency, a service business dedicated to creating, planning and handling advertising for its clients.
Employment agency, a business that serves as a representative, acting on behalf of another.
Free agency, the availability status of a rostered player on a team or franchise who is a free agent.
Government agency, a department of a local or national government responsible for the oversight and administration of a specific function.
International agency, an inter-governmental body.
News agency.
Moral agency, capacity for making moral judgments.
Structure and agency, ability of an actor to organize future situations and resource distribution.
Agency (film), a 1980 film starring Lee Majors.
bond (finance), a debt security, in which the authorized issuer owes the holders a debt.

Organizations

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), colloquially called "the Agency"
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), colloquially called "the Agency"
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (when context allows this abbreviation without ambiguity; official term for internal use)