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authorisation

noun

the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

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Word length
13
Starts with
A
Ends with
N
Contains
UT
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

noun

  1. official permission or approval

    “authority for the program was renewed several times”

noun

  1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions

    “he has the authority to issue warrants”

noun

  1. a document giving an official instruction or command

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Example Sentences

authority for the program was renewed several times
he has the authority to issue warrants
deputies are given authorization to make arrests
a place of potency in the state

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