NOUN | communication | authorization, mandate, authorisation | a document giving an official instruction or command |
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attribute | authorization, authority, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so | the power or right to give orders or make decisions | |
attribute | authorization, authority, authorisation, sanction | official permission or approval | |
act | authorization, authorisation, empowerment | the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant |
Sounds | ao.therahzey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A document giving an official instruction or command. | |
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Synonyms | mandate, authorisation | |
Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Attributes | authorized, authorised | endowed with authority |
unauthorized, unauthorised | not endowed with authority | |
Broader | legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
Spanish | autorización, mandato | |
Catalan | autorització, mandat |
Meaning | The power or right to give orders or make decisions. | |
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Example | "deputies are given authorization to make arrests" | |
Synonyms | authority, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so | |
Narrower | carte blanche | complete freedom or authority to act |
command | The power or authority to command | |
imperium | supreme authority | |
lordship | The authority of a lord | |
muscle | authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way) | |
power of appointment | authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property | |
sovereignty | The authority of a state to govern another state | |
Broader | control | Power to direct or determine |
Spanish | autoridad, autorización, dominación, dominio | |
Catalan | autoritat, autorització, dominació, domini |
Meaning | official permission or approval. | |
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Synonyms | authority, authorisation, sanction | |
Broader | permission | approval to do something |
Verbs | authorize | grant authorization or clearance for |
Meaning | The act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant. | |
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Synonyms | authorisation, empowerment | |
Narrower | certification, enfranchisement | The act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on |
commission, commissioning | The act of granting authority to undertake certain functions | |
delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation | authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions | |
license, permission, permit | The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization | |
loan approval | formal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank) | |
rubber stamp | routine authorization of an action without questions | |
sanction | The act of final authorization | |
Broader | management, direction | The act of managing something |
Spanish | apoderamiento, autorización, capacitación, empoderamiento | |
Catalan | apoderament, autorització | |
Verbs | authorize | give or delegate power or authority to |
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