authorizationau‧thor‧i‧za‧tion (also authorisation British English) /ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌɒːθərə-/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] 
- As a result of growing world tensions, the army requested authorization to establish another base at Battery Cove.
- I must get authorization from your bank before I can accept a cheque for over fifty pounds.
- The company must get written authorization from the customer.
- But there is no identifiable general principle determining which acts of government require positive legal authorization in order to be lawful.
- It also calls for a simplified system of authorization, with industrial licensing being concentrated in a single agency.
- Sales have been regulated since 1906, when merchants were required to get authorization from the mayor to liquidate their inventories.
- The Big Board found that Mr Kleid effected unauthorized, unsuitable and excessive transactions and exercised discretion without written authorization.
- The Senate renewed its authorization a day later.
- Unlike applications for interception in other criminal cases there was no procedure for judicial authorization in the case of security applications.
official permission to do something► permission when someone officially allows you to do something: permission to do something: · I had to get official permission to visit the prison.with/without somebody's permission: · We're not allowed to camp here without the farmer's permission.· The changes to the book were all made with the author's permission.
► authorization official permission to do something, especially written permission, from someone in a position of authority: · I must get authorization from your bank before I can accept a cheque for over fifty pounds.authorization to do something: · As a result of growing world tensions, the army requested authorization to establish another base at Battery Cove.
► consent formal permission you give for something important that will affect you, your family, or your property: without somebody's consent: · The young couple were married without their parents' consent.give your consent: · The city authorities have given their consent to leases on two buildings in the centre of Moscow.written consent: · Before a woman can have an abortion, she needs to have written consent from two doctors.
► clearance official permission given by someone in a position of authority, after checking that what someone wants to do is legal, safe, or likely to be successful: · We expect that we'll have clearance from the Justice Department for the buyout in the first quarter of the year.clearance to do something: · The pilot requested clearance to land at Narita Airport.
► somebody's say-so informal permission from someone, especially someone important: without somebody's say-so: · Kathleen evidently ran things around the office and nothing could be done without her say-so.on somebody's say-so: · Tell him he can use the car, but only on my say-so.
► licence British /license American official permission to do something, which is often used as a reason to do something wrong, especially something that will harm other people: license to do something: · The Secret Service seems to think they have a license to tap anyone's phone in the interests of "national security."· Some manufacturers see the current labelling regulations as licence to mislead shoppers.
nounauthorityauthorizationauthoritarianauthoritarianismadjectiveauthoritarianauthoritativeauthorized ≠ unauthorizedverbauthorizeadverbauthoritatively
You need special authorization to park here.