mandataire — meaning in English
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English meaning
- attorney noun A lawyer, especially one licensed to represent clients in legal matters.
- fiduciary noun A person or organisation legally required to manage money or property in someone else's best interests rather than their own, such as a trustee, executor or certain financial advisers.
- proxy noun A person authorized to act or vote on behalf of someone else.
- representative adjective Typical of a larger group; standing for the qualities of that group.
Senses
mandataire is used for these senses in English:
- attorney (law) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf in accordance with that person's instructions.
- fiduciary (legal) One who holds a thing in trust for another.
- proxy An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
- representative One who speaks for or acts on behalf of another in a particular (especially official) capacity. [from 17th c.]
attorney — full definition
- noun A lawyer, especially one licensed to represent clients in legal matters.
- noun A person legally authorized to act on someone else's behalf.
fiduciary — full definition
- noun A person or organisation legally required to manage money or property in someone else's best interests rather than their own, such as a trustee, executor or certain financial advisers.
- adjective Relating to the legal duty of trust and loyalty owed by someone who acts on another person's behalf.