authorization Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a document giving an official instruction or command
    authorisation; mandate.
  2. noun the power or right to give orders or make decisions
    potency; authority; say-so; authorisation; dominance.
    • he has the authority to issue warrants
    • deputies are given authorization to make arrests
    • a place of potency in the state
  3. noun official permission or approval
    authorisation; authority; sanction.
    • authority for the program was renewed several times
  4. noun the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
    authorisation; empowerment.

WordNet

Au`thor*i*za"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. autorisation.
Definitions
  1. The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.
    The authorization of laws. Motley.
    A special authorization from the chief. Merivale.

Webster 1913