- the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
Synonym: authorizationempowerment
- official permission or approval
- authority for the program was renewed several times
Synonym: authorityauthorizationsanction
- 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: authorityauthorizationpotencydominancesay-so
- a document giving an official instruction or command
Synonym: mandateauthorization