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English Dictionary: authorization	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for authorization
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
authorization n a document giving an official instruction or command [syn: mandate, authorization, authorisation] 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" Synonym(s): authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times" Synonym(s): authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant Synonym(s): authorization, authorisation, empowerment
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Authorization \Au`thoriza"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.