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1. (law) a document giving an official instruction or command
   - mandate, authorisation [Brit]
    
2. The power or right to give orders or make decisions
   "deputies are given authorization to make arrests";
   - authority, authorisation [Brit], potency, dominance, say-so
    
3. Official permission or approval
   "authorization for the program was renewed several times";
   - authority, authorisation [Brit], sanction, clearance
    
4. The act of conferring legality, sanction or formal warrant
   - authorisation [Brit], empowerment

Derived forms: authorizations

See also: authorised [Brit], authorized, unauthorised [Brit], unauthorized

Type of: control, direction, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, management, official document, permission

Encyclopedia: Authorization