Ostensible Authority (or Agency) Definition
noun
A relationship between two parties that reasonably leads a third party to believe that one is the agent of the other; for example, an emergency room physician who may be employed by an outside contractor, not the hospital, may nonetheless be deemed the “ostensible agent” of the hospital.
Webster's New World Law
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