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power of attorney

noun
/ˌpaʊə(r)əv əˈtɜː(r)niː/

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. The legal authorization of one person to act as the agent of another.

    • He confirmed that he had power of attorney.

  2. A legal document allowing one person to act as the agent of another.

    • Here you can apply for a power of attorney.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA