authorization

Noun
Synonyms: mandateauthorisationauthoritypotencydominancesay-sosanctionempowerment

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. a document giving an official instruction or commandSynonyms: mandateauthorisation
  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: authorityauthorisationpotencydominancesay-so
  3. official permission or approval“authority for the program was renewed several times”Synonyms: authorityauthorisationsanction
  4. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrantSynonyms: authorisationempowerment
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Authorization \Au`thor*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. autorisation.] The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant. [1913 Webster]

The authorization of laws. --Motley. [1913 Webster]

A special authorization from the chief. --Merivale. [1913 Webster]

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