activity of an agency
1agency — agen·cy n pl cies 1: the person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved death by criminal agency W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr. 2 a: a consensual fiduciary relationship in which one party acts on behalf of and under the… …
2AGENCY — AGENCY, legal concept whereby the lawful acts of someone authorized by, and acting on behalf of, another are as effective as if performed by the principal; recognized in Jewish law from ancient times. A basic concept in the Talmud is that a man s …
3agency — [n1] organization, often businessrelated bureau, company, department, firm, office; concepts 325,381,441 agency [n2] power, instrumentality action, activity, auspices, channel, efficiency, force, influence, instrument, instrumentality,… …
4activity — I noun assignment, campaign, cause, crusade, drive, endeavor, enterprise, function, interest, movement, operation, pursuit, undertaking, venture, work II index agency (legal relationship), business (affair) …
5agency — *mean, agent, instrumentality, instrument, medium, vehicle, channel, organ Analogous words: *cause, determinant, antecedent: operation, action, working (see corresponding verbs at ACT): activity (see corresponding adjective ACTIVE): machinery,… …
6agency — /ay jeuhn see/, n., pl. agencies. 1. an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another: a welfare agency. 2. a company having a franchise to represent another. 3. a governmental bureau, or an office that represents it. 4 …
7agency — In context of general equities, buying or selling for the account and risk of a customer. Generally, an agent, or broker, acts as intermediary between buyer and seller, taking no financial risk personally or as a firm, and charging a commission… …
8agency theory — The relationship between two parties, a *principal and an *agent, in which the latter represents or acts on behalf of the former. *Agency costs may arise if the goals of a principal and agent are not congruent: an agent, in other words, may be… …
9Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development — The Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) is a non governmental organisation. Privately owned, non political and non profit, ACTED was set up in 1993. The organization employs approximately 150 international staff and more than …
10agency — noun 1) an advertising agency Syn: business, organization, company, firm, office, bureau 2) the infection is caused by the agency of insects Syn: action, activity, means, effect, influence …
