| authorisation | |
noun | |
| 1. | a document giving an official instruction or command [syn: mandate] |
| 2. | 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" [syn: authority] |
| 3. | official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times" [syn: authority] |
| 4. | the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant [syn: authorization] |