authorization

noun

1. (British, English, Oxford, US, countable)An act of authorizing.

   “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”

   “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.”

2. (British, English, Oxford, US, uncountable)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.”

3. (British, English, Oxford, US, countable)A document giving formal sanction, permission or warrant.

   “Can I see your authorization?”

4. (British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable)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.”