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authorization n. [
mandate, authorisation] a document giving an official instruction or command
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authorization n. [
authority, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so] 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"
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authorization n. [
authority, authorisation, sanction] official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"
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authorization n. [
authorisation, empowerment] the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
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