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noun Law.

a written document given by one person or party to another authorizing the latter to act for the former.

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Origin of power of attorney

First recorded in 1740–50

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From this attitude he draws a singular comic and literary power.
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And the fact that satire unnerves the intolerant is evidence of its positive power.
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“They are hypocritical on this very issue,” Shearer said about Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and other public officials.
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Would the Democrats rescind those rights if they were to return to power?
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Employees strap a device to their heads and power a helicopter drone with their minds.
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For this use of the voice in the special service of will-power, or propelling force, it is necessary first to test its freedom.
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Wharton smiled at this littleness in so great a man, but determined that he should feel the power he despised.
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For the purpose of ascertaining the Board's powers in this connection the opinion of the Attorney General has been requested.
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He brings out all their power, brilliancy and careering wildness, and makes the greatest sensation of them.
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She knew that she alone of all human beings was gifted with the power to understand and fully sympathize with him.
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British Dictionary definitions for power of attorney

power of attorney

noun

legal authority to act for another person in certain specified matters

the document conferring such authority

Sometimes shortened to: letter of attorney

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