authorization meaning and definition

AUTHORIZATION noun

Definition of authorization (noun)

1. a document giving an official instruction or command
   • synonyms: authorisation, mandate
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"; "a place of potency in the state"
   • synonyms: authorisation, authority, dominance, potency, say-so
3. official permission or approval
   • "authority for the program was renewed several times"
   • synonyms: authorisation, authority, sanction
4. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
   • synonyms: authorisation, empowerment