• n.
    ⦿the power or right to give orders or make decisions
    lexical concept
  • a place of potency in the state
  • deputies are given authorization to make arrests
  • he has the authority to issue warrants

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechnoun
ontolex:lexicalized senseenl:say-so
wn:interlingual indexili:i64279

Other

dc:Subjectnoun.attribute
skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:label
  • authorisationauthorityauthorizationdominancepotencysay-so
  • say-so