Agency

Agency may refer to:

a governmental or other institution
the abstract principle that autonomous beings, agents, are capable of acting by themselves; see autonomy

Abstract principle

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 (psychology), the ability to recognize or attribute agency in humans and non-human animals
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

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
Marketing agency, a service business dedicated to creating, planning and handling marketing for its clients
News agency
The Agency, a nickname for the Central Intelligence Agency

Agency (novel), a science fiction novel by William Gibson
The Agency (2001 TV series),
The Agency (2007 TV series)
The Agency (comics)
The Agency (film), a 1980 Canadian film starring Lee Majors
The Agency, name of the fictional secret government organization in the 2000 TV series The Invisible Man
The Agency: Covert Ops, a spy-themed massively multiplayer online shooter video game
Morgana Robinson's The Agency, a 2016 British TV mockumentary