authorization

1. A document giving an official instruction or command (synset 106568472)
   tells us about:

   • authorised, authorized - endowed with authority
   • unauthorised, unauthorized - not endowed with authority
   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: authorisation, 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: authorisation, authority, 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: authorisation, authority, 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:

   • sanction - 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
   same as: authorisation, empowerment

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