Hypertext Webster Gateway: "authorization"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Authorization \Au`thor*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. autorisation.]
The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by
authority; sanction or warrant.
The authorization of laws. --Motley.
A special authorization from the chief. --Merivale.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
authorization
n 1: a document giving an official instruction or command [syn: {mandate},
{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" [syn: {authority}, {authorisation},
{dominance}, {say-so}]
3: official permission or approval; "authority for the program
was renewed several times" [syn: {authority}, {authorisation},
{sanction}]
4: the act of authorizing [syn: {authorisation}, {empowerment}]
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