Agency

Agency may refer to:

A governmental or other institution.
The abstract principle that autonomous beings, agents, are capable of acting by themselves: see also autonomy.

Organizations

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
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
The Agency, a nickname for the Central Intelligence Agency

Agency (law), a person acting on behalf of another person
Agency (LDS Church), "the privilege of choice ... introduced by God"
Agency (moral), capacity for making moral judgments
Agency (philosophy), the capacity of an autonomous agent to act, relating to action theory in philosophy
Agency (sociology), the ability of social actors to make independent choices, relating to action theory in sociology
Agency and structure, ability of an individual to organize future situations and resource distribution