one of agency. If in doubt, in a technical text use agency for the contract or relationship in the abstract and mandate for the name of the document, and in a non-technical one appointment or authorigation ** The act in the abstract and the instrument evidencing it; the latter is also called agency appointment (academic term), authority and, if the instrument is a formal one, power of attorney (EN. US) (for which the more usual F and S terms are pouvoir, proouration, poder, procuración) *** Instrument appointing a person to vote at a meeting (for which the more usxial F and S terms are pouvoir, procuration, poder. procuración) **** e.g. to a bank; QU CC 1701, in all the above senses See E note to mandamiento ES CC 1709, CL CC 2116 Ossorio mandamiento judicial - 721 - F mandataire (CH, FR, QU) E agent* - attorney** - donee** - proxy*** - representative**** S mandatario CH CDO 394, FR CC 1981, CPCN 418, Dec. 223 17.3.1967, Dec. 236 23.3.1967, 132, QU CC 1720 * In the relationship of principal and agent governed by the contract of mandat, mandato, agency; the use of the alternative terms attorney, donee, proxy and représentative (see below) does not imply that the person in question is not technically an agent; if in doubt use agent in all technical contexts and representative in non-technical ones; QU CC 1720 mandatory: note the correlatives principal - agent, constituent - attorney, donor - dooee. principal - proxy, constituent - repre&emtatise ** Person appointed vinder a power of attorney *** Person appointed (e.g. by a member or director or other official of a company, association, etc.) to vote at a meeting AAA* Of a party in judicial proceedings ES CC 1714. CL CC 2116 F mandataire conventionnel E contractual agent 