apparent authority
- A situation where a third party considers an agent has the right to act for a person or business, and the agent's actions are legally tied to the principal, even though such permission has not been given
- When the manager presented the deal, he was assumed to have apparent authority, and thus the contract was binding.
- Though not officially sanctioned, the coordinator's apparent authority led to the scheduling mistake being attributed to the organization.
- Due to his apparent authority, the statements made by the director were perceived as the official stance of the company.
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