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Agent vs. Agency

Agent and Agency Definitions

Agent

One that acts or has the power or authority to act.

Agency

The condition of being in action; operation.

Agent

One empowered to act for or represent another
An author's agent.
An insurance agent.

Agency

The means or mode of acting; instrumentality.

Agent

A means by which something is done or caused; an instrument.

Agency

A business with agents that negotiate deals for clients
A talent agency.
A real estate agency.
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Agent

A force or substance that causes a change
A chemical agent.
An infectious agent.

Agency

An advertising or public relations firm.

Agent

A representative or official of a government or administrative department of a government
An FBI agent.

Agency

An administrative division of a government or international body.

Agent

A spy.

Agency

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

(Linguistics) The argument that expresses the means or cause of an action or event described by a phrase or clause. The noun John is the agent in the clause John threw the ball.

Agency

The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
Moral agency
Individual agency

Agent

To act as an agent or representative for
Who will agent your next book?.

Agency

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

Agent

To act as an agent or representative.

Agency

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

One who exerts power, or has the power to act

Agency

An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.

Agent

One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to do the business of another

Agency

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

Agent

A person who looks for work for another person

Agency

The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality.
The superintendence and agency of Providence in the natural world.

Agent

Someone who works for an intelligence agency

Agency

The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with the concerns of another.

Agent

An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect

Agency

The place of business of am agent.

Agent

(computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.

Agency

An administrative unit of government;
The Central Intelligence Agency
The Census Bureau
Office of Management and Budget
Tennessee Valley Authority

Agent

(grammar) The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".

Agency

A business that serves other businesses

Agent

(gambling) A cheat who is assisted by dishonest casino staff.

Agency

The state of being in action or exerting power;
The agency of providence
She has free agency

Agent

Acting; - opposed to patient, or sustaining, action.

Agency

The state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent

Agent

One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.
Heaven made us agents, free to good or ill.

Agency

How a result is obtained or an end is achieved;
A means of control
An example is the best agency of instruction
The true way to success

Agent

One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.

Agent

An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect, such as a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as, heat is a powerful agent.

Agent

A chemical substance having biological effects; a drug.

Agent

An active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect;
Their research uncovered new disease agents

Agent

A substance that exerts some force or effect

Agent

A representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations

Agent

A businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

Agent

Any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau

Agent

The semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the hapening denoted by the verb in the clause

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