No. 15,133 in Russian
полномочный
Authorized; empowered.
In a sentence
Он был назначен полномочным представителем компании в регионе.
He was appointed as the authorized representative of the company in the region.
The word 'полномочный' here describes someone having full power or authority to act as a representative.
Посол прибыл с полномочной миссией от своего правительства.
The ambassador arrived with a plenipotentiary mission from his government.
In this context, 'полномочной' is used to signify a mission endowed with full authorization.
Только полномочный орган может вынести такое решение.
Only an authorized body can make such a decision.
Here, 'полномочный' qualifies a body or entity as having the authority to make decisions.
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