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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. a document giving an official instruction or command;
[syn: mandate, authorization, authorisation]

2. the power or right to give orders or make decisions;
- Example: "he has the authority to issue warrants"
- Example: "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
- Example: "a place of potency in the state"
[syn: authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so]

3. official permission or approval;
- Example: "authority for the program was renewed several times"
[syn: authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction]

4. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant;
[syn: authorization, authorisation, empowerment]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Authorization \Au`thor*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. autorisation.]
   The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by
   authority; sanction or warrant.
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         The authorization of laws.               --Motley.
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         A special authorization from the chief.  --Merivale.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

authorization
    n 1: a document giving an official instruction or command [syn:
         mandate, authorization, authorisation]
    2: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has
       the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given
       authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the
       state" [syn: authority, authorization, authorisation,
       potency, dominance, say-so]
    3: official permission or approval; "authority for the program
       was renewed several times" [syn: authority,
       authorization, authorisation, sanction]
    4: the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
       [syn: authorization, authorisation, empowerment]