· a document giving an official instruction or command
Synonym(s): mandate, authorisation
Hypernym(s): legal_document, legal_instrument, official_document, instrument
· 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"
Synonym(s): authority, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so
Hypernym(s): control
· official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"
Synonym(s): authority, authorisation, sanction
Hypernym(s): permission
· the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
Synonym(s): authorisation, empowerment
Hypernym(s): management, direction