authorization

DEFINITIONS OF: authorization

Type of:: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right

“deputies are given authorization to make arrests”

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authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property; carte blanche
complete freedom or authority to act; command
the power or authority to command; imperium
supreme authority; absolute dominion; lordship
the authority of a lord; muscle
authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); sovereignty
the authority of a state to govern another state

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the act of final authorization; license, permission, permit
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization; certification, enfranchisement
the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on; commission, commissioning
the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions; delegating, delegation, deputation, relegating, relegation
authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions; loan approval
formal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank); rubber stamp
routine authorization of an action without questions; benefit of clergy
sanction by a religious rite; name
by the sanction or authority of; nihil obstat
authoritative approval; accreditation
the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards); mandate
the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory; devolution, devolvement
the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government); clearance
permission to proceed; conge, congee
formal permission to depart; allowance
the act of allowing; dispensation
an exemption from some rule or obligation; toleration
official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)

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