# power of attorney

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpaʊə(r)əv əˈtɜː(r)niː/

## Definitions
1. The legal authorisation of one person to act as the agent of another.
2. A legal document allowing one person to act as the agent of another.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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