n. (A document giving) formal sanction, permission or warrant.
n. Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of authorizing; the act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority: as, “the authorization of laws,” Motley. Also spelled authorisation.
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n. the power or right to give orders or make decisions
n. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
n. a document giving an official instruction or command
n. official permission or approval
Word Usage
"Nonetheless, the White House maintains, The authorization to use force constitutes that other authorization to engage in this kind of signals intelligence."