Agency
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- Agency (country subdivision)
- Agency (law) Agency is an area of commercial law dealing with a contractual or quasi-contractual, or non-contractual set of relationships when an agent is authorized to act on behalf of another to create a legal relationship with a Third Party. Succinctly, it may be referred to as the relationship between a principal and an agent whereby the principal,, refers to a person who acts on behalf of another person.
- Agency (Mormonism) Agency , in Latter-day Saint theology, is "the privilege of choice which was introduced by God the Eternal Father to all of his spirit children in the premortal state". Mortal life is viewed as a test of faith, where our choices are central to the Plan of Salvation. "It was essential for their eternal progression that they be
- Agency (sociology) In the social sciences, agency refers to the capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices. By contrast, "Structure" refers to those factors which seem to limit or influence the opportunities that individuals have, the ability of social actors to make independent choices.
- Agency (philosophy) Agency is a concept used in philosophy and sociology to refer to the capacity of an agent to act in a world. In philosophy, the agency is considered as belonging to that agent even if that agent represents a fictitious character, or some other non-existent entity. The capacity to act does not at first imply a specific moral dimension to the, relating to action theory (philosophy) Action theory is an area in philosophy concerned with theories about the processes causing intentional human bodily movements of more or less complex kind. This area of thought has attracted the strong interest of philosophers ever since Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics (Third Book). With the advent of psychology and later neuroscience, many.
- Advertising agency An advertising agency or ad agency is a service business dedicated to creating, planning and handling advertising for its clients. An ad agency is independent from the client and provides an outside point of view to the effort of selling the client's products or services. An agency can also handle overall marketing and branding strategies and, a service business dedicated to creating, planning and handling advertising for its clients.
- Employment agency In the United Kingdom the first agency was began in London, through the Labour Bureau Act 1902, and subsequently nationwide by the Labour/Liberal government through the Labour Exchanges Act 1909. The present public provider of job search help is called Jobcentre plus, 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 The term came into wide use in North America after sports leagues stopped using a "reserve clause", which provided a repetitive option for the club to renew the contract for one or more years but did not allow the player to terminate.
- Government agency A government agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency[citation needed]. There is a notable variety of types of agency. Although usage differs, a government agency is normally distinct both from a, a department of a local or national government responsible for the oversight and administration of a specific function.
- International agency An international organization is an organization with an international membership, scope, or presence. There are two main types:, an inter-governmental body.
- News agency A news agency is an organization of journalists established to supply news reports to organizations in the news trade: newspapers, magazines, and radio and television broadcasters. Such an agency may also be referred to as a wire service, newswire or news service.
- Moral agency Moral agency is a person's responsibility for making moral judgments and taking actions that comport with morality[citation needed], capacity for making moral judgments.
- Structure and agency The debate concerning the primacy of structure and agency on human thought and behaviour is one of the central issues in sociology, political science, and the other social sciences. In this context, "agency" refers to the capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices. "Structure", by contrast,, ability of an actor to organize future situations and resource distribution.
- Agency (film) The Agency is a 1980 Canadian dramatic science fiction film. It was directed by George Kaczender, with a screenplay by Noel Hynd, a 1980 film starring Lee Majors Majors is known for his roles as Barbara Stanwyck's husband's illegitimate son, Heath Barkley, in The Big Valley , as Arthur Hill's law partner/friend, Jess Brandon, in Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971–1974), as Colonel Steve Austin, in The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978), and as Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy (1981–1986). He also had.
- bond (finance) In finance, a bond is a debt security, in which the authorized issuer owes the holders a debt and, depending on the terms of the bond, is obliged to pay interest and/or to repay the principal at a later date, termed maturity. A bond is a formal contract to repay borrowed money with interest at fixed intervals, a debt security, in which the authorized issuer owes the holders a debt.
Organizations
- Central Intelligence Agency The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior United States policymakers. The CIA also engages in covert activities at the request of the President of the United States (CIA), colloquially called "the Agency"
- Food and Drug Administration The Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments, responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter (FDA), colloquially called "the Agency"
- International Atomic Energy Agency The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957. Though established independently of the United Nations through its own (IAEA) (when context allows this abbreviation without ambiguity; official term for internal use)
Places
- Agency, Iowa, USA
- Agency, Missouri, USA
- Agency, Montana, USA
See also
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