Authorisation

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  authorisation
       n 1: a document giving an official instruction or command [syn: {mandate},
             {authorization}]
       2: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has
          the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given
          authorization to make arrests" [syn: {authority}, {authorization},


           {dominance}, {say-so}]
       3: official permission or approval; "authority for the program
          was renewed several times" [syn: {authority}, {authorization},
           {sanction}]
       4: the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
          [syn: {authorization}, {empowerment}]