authorization.
An act of authorizing.
Meaning & usage
An act of authorizing.
The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.
I've got authorization. Call the office and you'll see.
A document giving formal sanction, permission or warrant.
Can I see your authorization?
Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.
We've had the authorization for years, but we've never gotten an appropriation.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English authorize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English authorization From authorize + -ation.
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