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Everything Anywh Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Sense of agency and ownership

I am hearing the word agency in the context of sense of agency used a few times just recently. Can people tell me if this makes sense -

"A person has agency when being heard."

  

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Good question! It's hard to find in the dictionaries. " - Not exactly.

— Nel0506

  • Good question!
  • It's hard to find in the dictionaries.
  • " - Not exactly.
  • BUT: People have agency when they have the ability or means to make themselves heard.
  • A person who has agency has the means to speak and be heard.
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Good question! It's hard to find in the dictionaries.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instrumentality

Everything Anywh"A person has agency when being heard." - Not exactly.

BUT:

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