authorization

Plural: authorizations

Noun

• a document giving an official instruction or command
• the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  • "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
• official permission or approval
• the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
• An act of authorizing.
• The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.
• A document giving formal sanction, permission or warrant.
• Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.

Examples

• Can I see your authorization?
• I've got authorization. Call the office and you'll see.
• We've had the authorization for years, but we've never gotten an appropriation.

Synonyms

authorisation, authority, dominance, empowerment, mandate, potency, sanction, say-so

Related Words

author, authority, unauthorized