authorization

About 3.38 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An act of authorizing.
2. noun The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.

   I've got authorization. Call the office and you'll see.

3. noun A document giving formal sanction, permission or warrant.

   Can I see your authorization?

4. noun Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.

   We've had the authorization for years, but we've never gotten an appropriation.

Similar words

authorisation mandate authority empowerment permission approve authorize grant sanction granting

Often followed by

of to for from and is by or in

Word family

authorizations