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Authorization

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authoritynoun(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.
mandatenounAn official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.
empowermentnounThe achievement of political, social or economic power by an individual or group.
authorisationnounNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorization. [(countable) An act of authorizing.]

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authorisationnounNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorization. [(countable) An act of authorizing.]
mandatenounAn official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.
authoritynoun(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.
empowermentnounThe achievement of political, social or economic power by an individual or group.
permissionnounauthorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
approveverb(transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
authorizeverb(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
grantnounThe act of granting or giving
sanctionnoun(chiefly in the plural) A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
grantingnounThe act by which something is granted.
fiatnounAn arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
admissionnounPermission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
endorsementnounThe act or quality of endorsing
warrantnoun(law, countable) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.
permitnounAn artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
empowerverb(transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.
approvalnounAn expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
approvedHaving received approval.
permittingnounAn act or instance of permitting something.
authorizedExplicitly allowed.

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