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Power of attorney

//ˌpaʊə(r)əv əˈtɜː(r)niː// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The legal authorisation of one person to act as the agent of another. uncountable

    "He confirmed that he had power of attorney."

  2. 2
    a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent wordnet
  3. 3
    A legal document allowing one person to act as the agent of another. countable

    "Here you can apply for a power of attorney."

Etymology

From attorney (“any personal representative”). Attorney now rarely has that sense outside of fixed expressions like this one.

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