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noun
- a document giving an official instruction or command
source: WordNet 3.0
- the power or right to give orders or make decisions
He has the authority to issue warrants.
Deputies are given authorization to make arrests.
A place of potency in the state.
source: WordNet 3.0
- official permission or approval
Authority for the program was renewed several times.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
source: WordNet 3.0