ovlatenje

Ovlatenje is a term that appears in Slovene-language legal and administrative discourse referring to the act or status of granting formal authority to another person to act on one’s behalf. In contemporary Slovene, the more common terms for this concept are ovlastitev or pooblastilo, and ovlatenje tends to appear mainly in older documents, dialectal usage, or as a variant spelling. The concept is closely related to the transfer of authority and is used in contexts such as representation in legal proceedings, administrative actions, or corporate governance.

Etymology and cognates: the term is linked to the verb ovlastiti, meaning to authorize or empower, with the noun-forming suffix -enje. It is cognate with related forms in other Slavic languages, for example Croatian ovlaštenje (and related Serbian/Bosnian variants).

Usage notes: when a formal document is required to authorize action, standard terms include pooblastilo (power of attorney) or pooblastitev; ovlatenje may refer more to the act of conferring authority or to the state of being empowered rather than to the document itself. Some sources treat ovlatenje as archaic or dialectal, while others may use it as a synonym in specific legal regimes.

See also: ovlaštenje, pooblastilo, pooblastitev, delegation of authority.

Examples: The manager issued ovlatenje to the assistant to negotiate contracts on the company’s behalf. The law recognizes ovlatenje as a basis for representation in court.