āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
agency
/ËeâÉĒdâĘÉnsi/
Agency
01
an administrative unit or organization within a government or larger institution
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She works for a federal agency that oversees transportation.
02
āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻŋ, āĻ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸
a business or organization that provides services to other parties, especially by representing them in transactions
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
An employment agency connects job seekers with potential employers.
03
āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻŋ, āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻž
the capacity or power of an individual or entity to take action, make decisions, and influence or control their environment or circumstances
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Students in the program are encouraged to develop agency by taking ownership of their learning.
āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The wind acted as the primary agency in shaping the dunes.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ āĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
05
the capacity or state of acting on behalf of another as an authorized delegate or representative
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Employees have agency to make certain decisions independently.
