Noun

• S: (n) mandate (mandate%1:10:00::), authorization (authorization%1:10:00::), authorisation (authorisation%1:10:00::) (a document giving an official instruction or command)
• S: (n) authority (authority%1:07:00::), authorization (authorization%1:07:00::), authorisation (authorisation%1:07:00::), potency (potency%1:07:01::), dominance (dominance%1:07:00::), say-so (say-so%1:07:00::) (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"
• S: (n) authority (authority%1:07:02::), authorization (authorization%1:07:02::), authorisation (authorisation%1:07:02::), sanction (sanction%1:07:00::) (official permission or approval) "authority for the program was renewed several times"
• S: (n) authorization (authorization%1:04:00::), authorisation (authorisation%1:04:00::), empowerment (empowerment%1:04:00::) (the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant)