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全権委任 (ぜんけんいにん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

全ぜん権けん委い任にん

Meanings

1

noun

complete power of attorney; full delegation of authority

Legal term for granting someone full authority to act on one's behalf. Used in formal contracts and official documents.

契けい約やく書しょには全ぜん権けん委い任にんの条じょう項こうが含ふくまれている。
The contract includes a clause for complete power of attorney.
彼かれは全ぜん権けん委い任にんを受うけて交こう渉しょうに臨のぞんだ。
He entered the negotiations with full delegation of authority.

Kanji

全whole, entire, all
権authority, power, rights
委committee, entrust to, leave to
任

responsibility, duty, term

Similar words

委い任にん状じょう
委任状 is a written document of proxy or power of attorney, while 全権委任 emphasizes the completeness of the authority granted.
代だい理り権けん
代理権 is a broader term for authority to represent someone, not necessarily full or unlimited like 全権委任.

Etymology

Compound of 全権 (full authority) and 委任 (delegation, entrustment). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a standard legal expression in modern Japanese.