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Authorised signatory

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

nounCommon term

In office & administration, authorised signatory means: A person formally permitted to sign specified documents on behalf of an organisation.

In Turkish: imza yetkilisi

How it is used

Used when routing contracts or financial forms; confirm the person's authority for that document, not just their job title.

Example sentences

  1. Please send the agreement to an authorised signatory rather than asking any available manager to sign.

    The relevant signing authority matters more than simple availability.

  2. The bank asked us to update the list of authorised signatories after the director left.

    The list identifies people permitted to sign for the organisation.

Common collocations

  • authorised signatory list
  • appoint an authorised signatory
  • authorised signatory for the account
  • approval workflowThe ordered process that sends a request or document to the right people for review and formal approval.
  • sign offTo give official approval for something, such as an invoice, an expense claim, a budget or a document, often by signing it.

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