- the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
											
 Synonym:    authorizationempowerment 
- official permission or approval
											- authority for the program was renewed several times
 Synonym:    authorityauthorizationsanction 
- 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:    authorityauthorizationpotencydominancesay-so 
- a document giving an official instruction or command
											
 Synonym:    mandateauthorization