English-Estonian translations for agency

Definition of agency

  • The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power
  • The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices
  • A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved
  • The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent
  • An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an 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

Examples

  • moral agency
  • individual agency
  • authority of agency
  • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
  • Central Intelligence Agency

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