uỷ nhiệm
Definition
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.
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.)