- mandate, authorization, authorisation - a document giving an official instruction or command
--1 is a kind of legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
- authority, authorization, authorisation, 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"
--2 is a kind of control
--2 has particulars:power of appointment; carte blanche; command; lordship; muscle - authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction - official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"
--3 is a kind of permission
Derived form: verb authorize1 - authorization, authorisation, empowerment - the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
--4 is a kind of management, direction
--4 has particulars:sanction; license, permission, permit; certification, enfranchisement; commission, commissioning; delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation; loan approval; rubber stamp Derived form: verb authorize2