Dictionary Entry

authorization

authorization is a 13-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant. Face value is 25 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

13 letters · Scrabble 25 · Words With Friends 26 · 5 senses

Definitions

1noun
The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.
2noun
the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
Synonyms
authorisation empowerment
3noun
official permission or approval
"authority for the program was renewed several times"
Synonyms
authorisation authority sanction
4noun
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
"he has the authority to issue warrants"
"deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
Synonyms
authorisation authority dominance potency
5noun
a document giving an official instruction or command
Synonyms
authorisation mandate

Synonyms

authorisation empowerment authority sanction dominance potency mandate

Common word forms

authorizations

Words from these letters

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