Definition

1. Verb:

   • To authorize / to mandate: To formally give someone the power or right to act or make decisions on one's behalf.
   • To commission / to entrust: To assign a specific task or responsibility to someone, granting them the necessary authority to carry it out.

2. Noun:

   • Authorization / mandate: The official power or right given to a person or organization to act for another.
   • Proxy / power of attorney: A document or arrangement that legally confers this authority.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Công ty uỷ nhiệm tôi đàm phán hợp đồng. (The company authorized me to negotiate the contract.)
  • Bà ấy uỷ nhiệm việc quản lý tài sản cho luật sư. (She entrusted the management of her assets to the lawyer.)

• Noun:

  • Anh ấy có giấy uỷ nhiệm từ giám đốc. (He has a letter of authorization from the director.)
  • Tôi cần một văn bản uỷ nhiệm để rút tiền thay mặt ông ấy. (I need a power of attorney document to withdraw money on his behalf.)

Advanced Usage

• "Giấy uỷ nhiệm": Letter of authorization, mandate letter. This is the formal document that serves as proof of the granted authority.

  • Phải xuất trình giấy uỷ nhiệm mới được ký. (You must present the letter of authorization to be allowed to sign.)

• "Người được uỷ nhiệm": The authorized person, the mandatory, the proxy holder. The one who receives the authority.

  • Người được uỷ nhiệm phải chịu trách nhiệm trước pháp luật. (The authorized person must bear legal responsibility.)

Variants and Related Words

• Uỷ quyền (v/n): To delegate power; delegation of authority. Often used in broader legal contexts.
• Uỷ thác (v): To entrust (often used for entrusting tasks or assets, similar to "entrust" or "consign").

Synonyms

• Authorize: To give official permission or power.
• Mandate: To give an official command or authorization.
• Delegate: To entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person.
• Commission: To formally assign a task to someone.

Related Terms and Phrases

• Người uỷ nhiệm (n): The principal, the mandator. The person who grants the authority.

  • Người uỷ nhiệm phải có đầy đủ năng lực hành vi. (The principal must have full legal capacity.)

• Thừa uỷ nhiệm (n): By proxy, through a proxy.

  • Cuộc họp cho phép bỏ phiếu thừa uỷ nhiệm. (The meeting allows voting by proxy.)