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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Authorization

/ôthˌ-ẽr-əz-āsh'-ən/ · Au·thor·i·za·tion · IPA /ˌɔːθəɹaɪˈzeɪʃn/
01 n. The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.
  1. 1.
    The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.
    “The authorization of laws.” Motley.
    “A special authorization from the chief.” — Merivale.