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/ˌɔːθəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/
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/ˌoːθəɹɑjˈzɛjʃən/
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/ˌɔθəɹəˈzeɪʃən/
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/ˌɑθəɹəˈzeɪʃən/
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/ˌoːθəɹɑeˈzæɪʃən/
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- New-Zealand
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/ˌɔθəɾaɪˈzeʃən/
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/ˌɔːθəɾaɪˈzeːʃən/
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- Wales
Noun
An act of authorizing.
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Our proposal thus envisages a new procedure for the authorization of experimental program
His authorization of decapitation targeting is incompatible with his theory of limited war
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Its purpose is to govern the authorization of credit institutions and the provision of financial services throughout the EC.
She pushed buttons at a new, small oval kind of telescreen, quickly gathering together the high-level authorizations it had taken hours of preparation to collect.
The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.
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I've got authorization. Call the office and you'll see.
A document giving formal sanction, permission or warrant.
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Can I see your authorization?
Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.
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We've had the authorization for years, but we've never gotten an appropriation.
Noun
a document giving an official instruction or command
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the power or right to give orders or make decisions
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he has the authority to issue warrants
deputies are given authorization to make arrests
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a place of potency in the state
official permission or approval
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authority for the program was renewed several times
the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
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