authorization

noun authorizations · authorisation

1. British, English, Oxford, US, countable An act of authorizing. Our proposal thus envisages a new procedure for the authorization of experimental program
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.