au·tho·ri·za·tion
: the act of authorizing : an instrument that authorizes : SANCTION
au·tho·rize
: to establish by or as if by authority : SANCTION
<a custom authorized by time>
: to invest especially with legal authority
: EMPOWER
au·thor·i·ty
from Latin auctoritat-, auctoritas opinion, decision, power, from auctor 13th century
: a citation (as from a book or file) used in defense
or support
: the source from which the citation is drawn
: a conclusive statement or set of statements
(as an official decision of a court)
: a decision taken as a precedent (3) :
TESTIMONY
: an individual cited or appealed to as an expert
: power to influence or command thought, opinion, or behavior
: freedom granted by one in authority : RIGHT
3 a : persons in command; specifically : GOVERNMENT b : a governmental agency or corporation to administer a revenue-producing public enterprise <the transit authority>
4 a : GROUNDS, WARRANT <had excellent authority for believing the claim> b : convincing force <lent authority to the performance>