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power of attorney

noun [C or U]
 
 
legal

Definition

the legal right to act for someone else in their financial or business matters, or the document that gives someone this rightCourt cases, orders and decisions
(Definition of power of attorney noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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