authorisation

Noun
  1. A document giving an official instruction or command (synset 106568472)
    tells us about:
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
    same as: authorization, mandate
  2. The power or right to give orders or make decisions (synset 105203850)
    "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"
    is a type of: control - power to direct or determine
    subtypes:
    • power of appointment - 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
    same as: authority, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so
  3. Official permission or approval (synset 105184134)
    "authority for the program was renewed several times"
    is a type of: permission - approval to do something
    same as: authority, authorization, sanction
  4. The act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant (synset 101140991)
    is a type of: direction, management - the act of managing something
    subtypes:
    same as: authorization, empowerment

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