Authorization (Noun)
Meaning 1
A document giving an official instruction or command.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The manager signed the authorization to allow the new hire to access the company database.
- Please obtain an authorization from the CEO before proceeding with the project.
- The lawyer reviewed the contract and gave her authorization for the client to sign the agreement.
- The police department required an authorization from the judge before conducting the search and seizure.
- The bank requested an authorization from the account holder to withdraw the large sum of money.
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Meaning 2
Official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 3
The act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 4
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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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.