moral agency

noun

The ability to make moral choices based on one's internal sense of morality.

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Meanings

nounmoral agency (uncountable)
  1. uncountableethicsThe ability to make moral choices based on one's internal sense of morality.

Origin

From moral + agency.

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APA

moral agency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moral%20agency

MLA

“moral agency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moral%20agency. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moral agency,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moral%20agency.

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