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fondé de pouvoir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • proxy noun A person authorized to act or vote on behalf of someone else.

Senses

fondé de pouvoir is used for these senses in English:

  • attorney-in-fact (US, legal) An agent of the person giving him/her the power of attorney (for a specific purpose or for general purposes) to act on his or her behalf. The attorney-in-fact’s power and responsibilities depend on the specific powers granted in the power of attorney document.
  • proxy An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.

proxy — full definition

  1. noun A person authorized to act or vote on behalf of someone else.
  2. noun A measurement or indicator used to stand in for something else that is hard to measure directly.
  3. noun A server or service that sits between a user and the internet, forwarding requests on their behalf.
  4. adj Acting or serving as a substitute for something or someone else.

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