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authorized signatory

An authorized signatory is a person who has been given formal authority to sign an agreement on behalf of another person or an organization.

In plain English

This is the individual officially allowed to place a signature for someone else or for an organisation. The important point is that this power has been formally given, not merely assumed or claimed.

In context

Here, it identifies the signer presented as the person formally empowered to sign the agreement for that party.

Situation
Reading agreement sections, parties, dates, signatures, and execution status
What it communicates
identifies the signer presented as signing for the party in an authorized role.

Meaning limits

The term by itself does not show whether the agreement has already been signed or is in effect.

Examples

“Although Maya negotiated the purchase, only the authorized signatory could sign the agreement for the charity.”

Core meaning

“Daniel Ortiz signed for the landlord as the authorized signatory.”

In context

  • representative Broader Term

    An authorized signatory is a representative whose authority is specifically connected with signing.