"authorizations" in the noun sense
1. mandate, authorization, authorisation
a document giving an official instruction or command
2. authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so
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"
3. authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction
official permission or approval
"authority for the program was renewed several times"
4. authorization, authorisation, empowerment
the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
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