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authorisation
A	noun
	1	authorization, authorisation, empowerment
				the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚group action ╚social control ╚management; direction ╚authorization, authorisation, empowerment ╚rubber stamp ╚loan approval ╚delegating; delegation; relegating; relegation; deputation ╚commission; commissioning ╚certification; enfranchisement ╚license; permission; permit ╚sanction
	2	authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction
				official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚message; content; subject matter; substance ╚approval; commendation ╚permission ╚authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction
	3	authority, authorization, authorisation, dominance, say-so
				the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚quality ╚power; powerfulness ╚control ╚authority, authorization, authorisation, dominance, say-so ╚muscle ╚lordship ╚command ╚carte blanche ╚power of appointment
	4	mandate, authorization, authorisation
				a document giving an official instruction or command
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚written communication; written language ╚writing; written material; piece of writing ╚document; written document; papers ╚legal document; legal instrument; official document; instrument ╚mandate, authorization, authorisation

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