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authorization

n. a document giving an official instruction or command

territory, colony, province, dominion, territorial dominion

n. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

mandate

v. assign under a mandate; of nations

assign authority to

v. assign authority to

document, papers, written document

n. writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

dictum, obiter dictum

n. an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding

announcement, proclamation, annunciation, promulgation

n. a formal public statement

dictate

n. an authoritative rule

regulation, ordinance

n. an authoritative rule

statute, legislative act

n. an act passed by a legislative body

sanction, endorsement, countenance, warrant, imprimatur

n. formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

charge

n. (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

commission

n. an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces

OK, okay, okey, okeh

n. an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"

warrant, guarantee, warranty

n. a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

assurance, pledge

n. a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"

justification

n. a statement in explanation of some action or belief

alteration, modification, adjustment

n. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

ground, footing, basis

n. a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

excuse, self-justification

n. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"

order

n. (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"

land

n. the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"

charge

n. financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate"

trust

n. something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"

conduct, lead, direct, officiate

v. lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"

conduct, lead, direct, officiate

v. lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"

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