apoderado — meaning in English
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English meaning
- conservator noun One who conserves, preserves or protects something.
- 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.
- guardian noun Someone who protects or watches over a person or thing.
- proxy noun A person authorized to act or vote on behalf of someone else.
- steward noun Someone who manages property, affairs, or resources on behalf of someone else.
Senses
apoderado 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.
- conservator One who conserves, preserves or protects something.
- fiduciary (legal) One who holds a thing in trust for another.
- guardian (legal) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
- guardian (legal) A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
- proxy An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
- steward (higher education) An officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students.
conservator — full definition
- noun One who conserves, preserves or protects something.
- noun A person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of another; similar to a guardian but with some powers of a trustee.
- noun An officer in charge of preserving the public peace, such as a justice or sheriff.
- noun A judge delegated by the pope to defend certain privileged classes of persons from manifest or notorious injury or violence, without recourse to a judicial process.
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.