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| authorization |
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 |
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Authorization
Au`thor*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. autorisation.] The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.
The authorization of laws. --Motley.
A special authorization from the chief. --Merivale.
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