Definition

1. Noun:
   • Full power, plenary power, absolute authority: The complete and unrestricted right or authority to act, decide, or govern in all matters.
   • Governor General: A historical title for the highest-ranking French colonial administrator, specifically the head of the government in French Indochina.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Authority):
  • Chủ tịch hội đồng quản trị được toàn quyền quyết định. (The chairman of the board has full power to decide.)
  • Tôi giao cho anh toàn quyền giải quyết vụ này. (I grant you full authority to handle this matter.)
• Noun (Historical Title):
  • Dinh Toàn quyền Đông Dương nay là Phủ Chủ tịch. (The Palace of the Governor General of Indochina is now the Presidential Palace.)

Advanced Usage

• "Công sứ toàn quyền": A historical diplomatic title meaning "Minister Plenipotentiary," an envoy with full powers to represent their government.
  • Ông ấy được bổ nhiệm làm công sứ toàn quyền tại hội nghị. (He was appointed as Minister Plenipotentiary to the conference.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ủy quyền toàn phần (v/n): To grant/granting full power of attorney.
  • Tôi ủy quyền toàn phần cho luật sư. (I grant full power of attorney to my lawyer.)
• Quyền hạn tuyệt đối (n): Absolute authority (a descriptive phrase, not a compound).

Synonyms

• Full power / Plenary power: Complete authority.
• Carte blanche: Unlimited discretionary power (borrowed from French).
• Governor General: The chief representative of a colonial power.

Related Idioms

• Nắm toàn quyền sinh sát: To hold the power of life and death (over someone); to have absolute, controlling power.
  • Trong tay hắn nắm toàn quyền sinh sát. (He holds the power of life and death in his hands.)

noun

1. full power, governor general