[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

authorisation
     n 1: a document giving an official instruction or command syn: mandate,
           authorization
     2: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has
        the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given
        authorization to make arrests" syn: authority, authorization,
         dominance, say-so
     3: official permission or approval; "authority for the program
        was renewed several times" syn: authority, authorization,
         sanction
     4: the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
        syn: authorization, empowerment
see also:
mandate authorization authority dominance say-so sanction 
empowerment 

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