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• /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒən.si/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h2éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin agēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin agēntiabor. English agency From Medieval Latin agentia, from Latin agēns (present participle of agere (“to act”)), agentis (cognate with French agence, see also agent).

225 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: فَاعِلِيَّة (fāʕiliyya) — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Bulgarian: де́йствие (déjstvie) — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Bulgarian: възде́йствие (vǎzdéjstvie) — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Catalan: agència — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Chinese Mandarin: 能動性 /能动性 (néngdòngxìng) — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Dutch: macht — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Dutch: kracht — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Finnish: toiminta — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• French: capacité d'agir — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Galician: axencia — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Georgian: მოქმედება (mokmedeba) — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Georgian: ნება (neba) — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• German: Wille — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Hindi: सामर्थ्य (sāmarthya) — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Hungarian: tevékenység — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Hungarian: működés — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Hungarian: hatóerő — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Indonesian: lembaga — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Italian: partecipazione — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Occitan: agéncia — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Iranian Persian: فاعِلِیِه (fâ'eliye) — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Polish: sprawczość — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Russian: де́йствие (déjstvije) — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Russian: возде́йствие (vozdéjstvije) — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Serbo-Croatian: посредство — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Serbo-Croatian: posredstvo — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Spanish: albedrío — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Swedish: agens — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Swedish: förmåga — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Swedish: handlingskraft — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Tagalog: kabisaan — capacity of acting or of exerting power
• Catalan: agència — capacity of individuals to act independently
• Chinese Mandarin: 能動性 /能动性 (néngdòngxìng) — capacity of individuals to act independently
• Dutch: agency — capacity of individuals to act independently
• Dutch: handelingsvermogen — capacity of individuals to act independently
• Finnish: toimijuus — capacity of individuals to act independently
• French: agentivité — capacity of individuals to act independently
• German: Agency — capacity of individuals to act independently
• German: Handlungsfähigkeit — capacity of individuals to act independently
• Hindi: सामर्थ्य (sāmarthya) — capacity of individuals to act independently
• Hungarian: cselekvőképesség — capacity of individuals to act independently
• Māori: kahawhiri — capacity of individuals to act independently
• Russian: во́ля (vólja) — capacity of individuals to act independently
• Spanish: agencia — capacity of individuals to act independently
• Swedish: agens — capacity of individuals to act independently
• Swedish: förmåga — capacity of individuals to act independently
• Swedish: handlingskraft — capacity of individuals to act independently
• Ottoman Turkish: اختیار (ihtiyâr) — capacity of individuals to act independently
• Hungarian: közvetítő — medium through which power is exerted
• Hungarian: eszköz — medium through which power is exerted
• Hungarian: ágens — medium through which power is exerted
• Serbo-Croatian: а̀генс — medium through which power is exerted
• Serbo-Croatian: àgens — medium through which power is exerted
• Arabic: وِكَالَة (wikāla) — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Belarusian: аге́нцтва (ahjénctva) — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Bulgarian: посре́дничество (posrédničestvo) — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Bulgarian: аге́нтство (agéntstvo) — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Catalan: agència — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Danish: agentbureau — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Dutch: bureau — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Esperanto: agentejo — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Finnish: edustus — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Finnish: agentuuri — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• French: agence — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Galician: axencia — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Georgian: სააგენტო (saagenṭo) — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• German: Agentur — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Hindi: अभिकरण (abhikraṇ) — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Hungarian: közbenjárás — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Hungarian: közreműködés — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Irish: gníomhaireacht — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Occitan: agéncia — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Polish: agencja — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Russian: аге́нтство (agéntstvo) — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Serbo-Croatian: агѐнција — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Serbo-Croatian: agèncija — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Spanish: agencia — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Swedish: agentur — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Tagalog: kagawaan — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Turkish: acentelik — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Ottoman Turkish: ایلچیلك (elçilik) — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Ottoman Turkish: وكالت (vekâlet) — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Ukrainian: аге́нція (ahéncija) — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Ukrainian: аге́нтство (ahéntstvo) — office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent
• Albanian: agjenci — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Arabic: وَكَالَة (wakāla) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Armenian: գործակալություն (gorcakalutʻyun) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Azerbaijani: agentlik — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Belarusian: аге́нцтва (ahjénctva) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Belarusian: аге́нцыя (ahjéncyja) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Belarusian: бюро́ (bjuró) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Bengali: সংস্থা (śoṅstha) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Bengali: এজেন্সি (ejenśi) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Bulgarian: аге́нция (agéncija) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Bulgarian: бюро́ (bjuró) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Burmese: အေဂျင်စီ (egyangci) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Catalan: agència — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Chinese Mandarin: 機構 /机构 (jīgòu) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Czech: agentura — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Czech: kancelář — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Danish: bureau — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Dutch: agentuur — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Dutch: bureau — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Esperanto: agentejo — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Estonian: agentuur — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Finnish: toimisto — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Finnish: agentuuri — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Finnish: välitystoimisto — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• French: agence — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• French: action — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• French: organisme — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Gagauz: agentstvo — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Galician: axencia — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Georgian: სააგენტო (saagenṭo) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• German: Agentur — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Greek: πρακτορείο (praktoreío) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Hebrew: סוֹכְנוּת (sokhnút) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Hindi: एजेंसी (ejensī) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Hindi: संस्था (sansthā) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Hungarian: ügynökség — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Icelandic: umboð — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Indonesian: kantor — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Irish: gníomhaireacht — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Italian: agenzia — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Japanese: 代理店 (dairiten) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Kazakh: агенттік (agenttık) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Khmer: ភ្នាក់ងារ (phnĕək ngiə) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Khmer: ទីភ្នាក់ងារ (tii phnĕək ngiə) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Korean: 대리점 (daerijeom) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Kyrgyz: агенттик (agenttik) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Kyrgyz: агентство (agentstvo) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Ladino: adjensia — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Lao: ອົງການ (ʼong kān) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Lao: ສໍານັກ (sam nak) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Latvian: aģentūra — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Lithuanian: agentūra — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Macedonian: агенција (agencija) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Malay: agensi — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Maltese: aġenzija — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Mongolian: агентлаг (agentlag) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Mongolian: товчоо (tovčoo) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Norwegian Bokmål: byrå — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Occitan: agéncia — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Pashto: اژانس (ažāns) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Pashto: اداره (edārá) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Iranian Persian: آژانْس (âžâns) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Iranian Persian: نَمایَنْدِگی (namâyandegi) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Iranian Persian: وِکالَت (vekâlat) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Iranian Persian: اِدارِه (edâre) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Polish: agencja — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Portuguese: agência — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Romanian: agenție — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Romanian: agentură — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Russian: аге́нтство (agéntstvo) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Russian: бюро́ (bjuró) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Serbo-Croatian: агѐнција — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Serbo-Croatian: agèncija — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Slovak: agentúra — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Slovak: kancelária — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Slovene: agencija — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Spanish: oficina — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Spanish: agencia — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Swedish: byrå — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Swedish: agentur — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Tagalog: ahensya — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Tagalog: kagawaan — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Tajik: агентӣ (agenti) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Tajik: агентство (agentstvo) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Tajik: оҷонсӣ (ojonsi) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Tajik: идора (idora) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Thai: เอเย่นต์ — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Thai: องค์การ (ong-gaan) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Thai: สํานัก (sǎm-nák) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Turkish: ajans — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Turkish: acente — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Turkmen: agentlik — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Ukrainian: аге́нтство (ahéntstvo) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Ukrainian: аге́нція (ahéncija) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Ukrainian: бюро́ (bjuró) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Urdu: ایجِنْسی (ejinsī) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Urdu: ایجَنْسی (ejansī) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Urdu: اِدارَہ (idāra) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Uyghur: ئاگېنتلىق (agëntliq) — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Uzbek: agentlik — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Uzbek: boʻlim — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Vietnamese: cơ quan — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Welsh: asiantaeth — establishment engaged in doing business for another
• Arabic: دَائِرَة (dāʔira) — government office
• Danish: myndighedskontor — government office
• Finnish: virasto — government office
• Finnish: toimisto — government office
• Galician: axencia — government office
• Georgian: სააგენტო (saagenṭo) — government office
• German: Behörde — government office
• Hindi: एजेंसी (ejensī) — government office
• Hindi: अभिकरण (abhikraṇ) — government office
• Hungarian: ügynökség — government office
• Hungarian: képviselet — government office
• Hungarian: kirendeltség — government office
• Hungarian: fiók — government office
• Hungarian: hivatal — government office
• Hungarian: szerv — government office
• Hungarian: iroda — government office
• Hungarian: cég — government office
• Indonesian: lembaga — government office
• Italian: ente — government office
• Italian: agenzia — government office
• Italian: istituzione — government office
• Latin: ministerium — government office
• Mòcheno: omt — government office
• Mongolian: агентлаг (agentlag) — government office
• Occitan: agéncia — government office
• Polish: agencja — government office
• Polish: urząd — government office
• Portuguese: agência — government office
• Russian: аге́нтство (agéntstvo) — government office
• Russian: о́рган (órgan) — government office
• Serbo-Croatian: агѐнција — government office
• Serbo-Croatian: agèncija — government office
• Slovene: agencija — government office
• Spanish: agencia — government office
• Swedish: verk — government office
• Swedish: byrå — government office
• Swedish: myndighet — government office
• Tagalog: kagawaan — government office