Agent vs. Agency

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

The condition of being in action; operation.

One empowered to act for or represent another

The means or mode of acting; instrumentality.

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

A business with agents that negotiate deals for clients

A force or substance that causes a change

An advertising or public relations firm.

A representative or official of a government or administrative department of a government

An administrative division of a government or international body.

A spy.

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

(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.

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

To act as an agent or representative for

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

To act as an agent or representative.

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

One who exerts power, or has the power to act

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

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

A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by such unit of government.

A person who looks for work for another person

The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality.

Someone who works for an intelligence 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.

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

The place of business of am 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.

An administrative unit of government;

(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".

A business that serves other businesses

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

The state of being in action or exerting power;

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

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

One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.

How a result is obtained or an end is achieved;

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.

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.

A chemical substance having biological effects; a drug.

An active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect;

A substance that exerts some force or effect

A representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations

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

Any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau

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