Agency: alternatives and connections

A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

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The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion; activity.

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The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or…

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To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

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Act of effectuating.

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Turning a plan or policy into actual practice.

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The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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The three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) of South America. See Sloth.

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A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper officers.

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A blow; a stroke.

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To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger.

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Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desi…

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That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical…

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A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company.

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An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers…

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A journey, or stage of a journey.

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The act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity.

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An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by…

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One of the hard, bony appendages which are borne on the jaws, or on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx of most vertebrates, and which u…

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Contagious or poisonous matter, as of specific ulcers, the bite of snakes, etc.; -- applied to organic poisons.

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Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quali…

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Acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining, action.

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Acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining, action.

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Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency.

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Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency.

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To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

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To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

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Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authori…

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Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers.

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The act of delegating, or state of being delegated; deputed power.

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That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, or a duty that arises from the rel…

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The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.

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Away.

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