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au·thor·i·za·tion

(ô′thər-ĭ-zā′shən)

1. The act of authorizing. See Synonyms at permission.

2. Something that authorizes; a sanction.

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au•thor•i•za•tion

(ˌɔ θər əˈzeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act of authorizing.

2. permission or power granted by an authority; sanction.

3. a legislative act, document, etc., that authorizes.

[1600–10]

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Noun	1.	authorization - a document giving an official instruction or command authorisation, mandate legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	authorization - 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" authority, potency, authorisation, say-so, dominance power of appointment - authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property control - power to direct or determine; "under control" carte blanche - complete freedom or authority to act command - the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command" imperium - supreme authority; absolute dominion lordship - the authority of a lord muscle - authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign" sovereignty - the authority of a state to govern another state
	3.	authorization - official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times" authorisation, sanction, authority permission - approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave"
	4.	authorization - the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant empowerment, authorisation management, direction - the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?" sanction - the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church" permission, permit, license - the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization certification, enfranchisement - the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on commissioning, commission - the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions delegating, relegating, relegation, delegation, deputation - authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions loan approval - formal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank) rubber stamp - routine authorization of an action without questions

authorization

noun permission, right, leave, power, authority, ability, strength, permit, sanction, licence, approval, warrant, say-so, credentials, a blank cheque a request for authorization to use military force

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

authorization

noun

The approving of an action, especially when done by one in authority:

allowance, approbation, approval, consent, endorsement, leave, license, permission, permit, sanction.

Informal: OK.

Translations

oprávněnízmocnění

autorisationbemyndigelsefuldmagttilladelse

εξουσιοδότηση

autorización

volitus

lupaoikeuttaminenoikeutusvaltuuttaminenvaltuutus

autorisation commission licence mandat agrément

הסמכה

autorizacija

umboî, leyfi

autorizzazione

authorisatiemachtiging vergunning volmacht

autorização

splnomocnenie

yetki

authorization

[ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃən] N → autorización f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

authorization

[ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃ^ən] n → autorisation f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

authorization

n → Genehmigung f; (= delegation of authority) → Bevollmächtigung f, → Autorisation f (geh); (= right) → Recht nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

authorization

[ˌɔːθ/əraɪˈzeɪʃ/ən] n → autorizzazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

authorize,

authorise

(ˈoːθəraiz) verb

to give the power or right to do something. I authorized him to sign the documents; I authorized the payment of $100 to John Smith.

ˌauthoriˈzation, ˌauthoriˈsation noun

au·thor·i·za·tion

n. autorización.

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My Dear Cousin, Here is the authorization from my sister to withdraw our little servant from the convent of Bethune, the air of which you think is bad for her.

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I didn't feel that I could go so far without definite authorization from you."

"Then why didn't you say in your telegram exactly what you thought, and ask for your authorization? You'd have got it quick enough."

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"And yet," said the king, "without any manifest authorization, I cannot prevent gentlemen of my states from passing over into England, if such should be their good pleasure."

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Why, sir, two years after I had taken these momentous trifles in hand, and had carried the matter through to the end, every poor family in the Commune had two cows at least, which they pastured on the mountain side, where (without waiting this time for an authorization from the Council of State) I had established a system of irrigation by means of cross trenches, like those in Switzerland, Auvergne, and Limousin.

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The owner gave him a paper telling the Captain to give him every facility in doing whatever he chose on board the ship, and also a similar authorization to his agent at Varna.

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As an example, one prior authorization was required for every 15 patient visits (6.7%) over a 30-day period in September 2016; in comparison, one prior authorization was required for every 9 patient visits (11.1%) in a comparable 30-day period in September 2018.

Prior authorizations nearly doubled over 2 years at one center

immixGroup, an Arrow Electronics company, announced an agreement with ORock Technologies to distribute the ORock Technologies Federal Application Authorization Services solution to independent software vendors and channel partners.

Arrow's immixGroup reports exclusive relationship with ORock Technologies

Weeks told a news conference that he obtained authorization from the 53rd Legislature to print the additional 10 billion, months after he got a go ahead to print the initial 5 billion in 2016.

Blame games over missing billions

BURR RIDGE, Ill: The Board of Directors of BankFinancial Corporation has increased the number of shares that can be repurchased in accordance with the authorization by 250,000 shares.

BankFinancial Corporation increases shares

- Columbus, Ohio-based electronic prior authorization solution provider PriorAuthNow has closed a USD 10.5m series A funding round led by Atlanta, Georgia-based venture firm BIP Capital, the company said.