2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
authorization
n 1: a document giving an official instruction or command [syn: {mandate}]
2: a grant of authority to the executive branch of government
to spend money for specified purposes; "authority for the
program was renewed several times" [syn: {authority}]
3: a power delegated from one person to another; "deputies are
given the power to make arrests" [syn: {authority}]
4: the act of authorizing [syn: {authorisation}, {empowerment}]
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