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action vs agency

agency vs action

action and agency both are nouns.

action is a verb but agency is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
action Yes No Yes No
agency Yes No No No
As nouns, agency is a hyponym of action; that is, agency is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than action:
  • action: the state of being active
  • agency: the state of being in action or exerting power
Other hyponyms of action include busyness, hum, behavior, behaviour, eructation, eruption, extravasation, operation, overdrive, play, swing.
action (noun) agency (noun)
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong an administrative unit of government
something done (usually as opposed to something said) a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties
a military engagement the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
an act by a government body or supranational organization the state of being in action or exerting power
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
the series of events that form a plot
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
the state of being active
action (verb) agency (verb)
put in effect
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
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