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authorization |
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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