#agency
- Actionalism — A theoretical and methodological current in sociology and philosophy that places the conscious and intentional social action of the individual at the center of explaining collective phenomena. This structural doctrine asserts that society is not just a set of rigid rules, but the dynamic result of decisions, conflicts, and negotiations carried out by social actors capable of autonomy.
- Actionalist — A proponent of actionalism; a researcher, sociologist, or philosopher who places the intentional action of the social actor at the center of their theoretical analyses. As an adjective, it describes a structural approach, methodology, or paradigm that explains collective transformations and the genesis of institutions through the lens of initiatives, conflicts, and decisions undertaken by autonomous individuals.
- Agency — An organization, public institution, or private enterprise established to administer public services, intermediate business transactions, collect and disseminate information, or represent third-party interests. Its functional structure serves as a nodal link between authorities, companies, and the general public.
- Agerpres — The National News Agency of Romania; the oldest Romanian news agency and the first autonomous one, established in 1889 under the name of the Telegraphic Agency of Romania (or 'Romania'). It holds the institutional role of collecting, processing, and disseminating objective domestic and international news to mass-media and public institutions.
- Archaic agency — An old, archaic, or regional form for the feminine noun agenție; a public institution, office, commercial branch, or intermediary organization authorized in the past to administer official services or represent the interests of a local or foreign authority. Attested in 19th-century archival documents and administrative writings.
- Agoda — A major global online travel agency and tech platform specializing in hotel accommodations, flights, airport transfers, and vacation packages; originally founded in Thailand and later acquired by Booking Holdings Inc., it is highly recognized for its competitive pricing algorithms focused on the Asia-Pacific market.
- IAEA — Official Romanian acronym for the International Atomic Energy Agency (known globally by its English acronym IAEA), an autonomous organization within the United Nations system, founded in 1957 with its headquarters in Vienna. Its structural role is to promote the peaceful, safe, and exclusively civilian use of nuclear energy, implementing rigorous monitoring and inspection mechanisms to prevent the proliferation of atomic weapons.
- Counter-terrorism — The set of political doctrines, military strategies, national laws, intelligence measures, and international treaties adopted by a state or a coalition with the aim of preventing, discouraging, and countering terrorist threats. Unlike direct tactical intervention (anti-terror), counter-terrorism includes long-term strategies, such as cutting off financing sources for extremist groups, intelligence gathering, and combating radicalization.
- Anthropochorous — Describes a plant species whose fruits, seeds, or spores are dispersed voluntarily or involuntarily through human agency (a process called anthropochory). As a noun, it represents the plant organism that utilizes human activities, means of transport, or commercial routes to colonize new habitats, often located far from its original native range.
- Associated Press — An independent, global news agency headquartered in New York City, founded in 1846 as a non-profit cooperative; it represents one of the largest and oldest news organizations in the world, globally recognized for providing rapid feeds of verified information, impactful photojournalism, and investigative reports utilized by thousands of publications, television stations, and digital platforms worldwide.