a document giving an official instruction or command

[ Syn: mandate , authorization ]

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 , authorization , potency , dominance , say-so ]

official permission or approval; authority for the program was renewed several times

[ Syn: authority , authorization , sanction ]

the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

[ Syn: authorization , empowerment ]