commission, n. 1. A warrant or authority, from the government or a court, that empowers the person named to execute official acts (the student received his commission to the U.S. Navy after graduation). 2. The authority under which a person transacts business for another (the client gave her attorney express commission to sign the contract). […]
shop, n. A business establishment or place of employment; a factory, office, or other place of business. agency shop. A shop in which a union acts as an agent for the employees, regardless of their union membership. • Nonunion members must pay union dues because it is presumed that any collective bargaining will benefit nonunion
solicitor. 1. A person who seeks business or contributions from others; an advertiser or promoter. 2. A person who conducts matters on another’s behalf; an agent or representative. 3. The chief law officer of a governmental body or a municipality. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 169. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations § 371.] 4. In the United Kingdom, a
A power of attorney that authorizes an agent to transact business for the principal. Cf. special power of attorney. [Cases: Principal and Agent 97. C.J.S. Agency §§ 150–152.]
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recognition, n. 1. Confirmation that an act done by another person was authorized. See RATIFICATION. [Cases: Principal and Agent 170(2).C.J.S. Agency § 88.] 2. The formal admission that a person, entity, or thing has a particular status; esp. a nation’s act in formally acknowledging the existence of another nation or national government. 3. Parliamentary law.