authorisation

Noun (4)

1. a document giving an official instruction or commandSynonyms: mandateauthorization
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”Synonyms: authorityauthorizationpotencydominancesay-so
3. official permission or approval“authority for the program was renewed several times”Synonyms: authorityauthorizationsanction
4. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrantSynonyms: authorizationempowerment