Authorisation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a document giving an official instruction or command

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪsləsli/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɔːθəɹaɪzˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɔːθəɹaɪzˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪsləsli/.

Examples

he has the authority to issue warrants
deputies are given authorization to make arrests
a place of potency in the state

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

authorization sanction dominance mandate say-so potency authority empowerment

Parts of Speech

noun	a document giving an official instruction or command
noun	the power or right to give orders or make decisions “he has the authority to issue warrants”
noun	official permission or approval “authority for the program was renewed several times”
noun	the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

Word Forms

mandate	verb	make mandatory
potent	adjective	having or wielding force or authority
dominate	verb	have dominance or the power to defeat over
authorize	verb	grant authorization or clearance for
authorise	verb	grant authorization or clearance for
sanction	verb	give authority or permission to
empower	verb	give or delegate power or authority to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Genehmigung

ein Dokument, das eine offizielle Anweisung oder einen offiziellen Befehl enthält

🇫🇷French

autorisation

un document donnant une instruction ou un commandement officiel

🇪🇸Spanish

autorización

un documento que da una instrucción o comando oficial

🇮🇹Italian

autorizzazione

un documento che dà un'istruzione o un comando ufficiale

🇳🇱Dutch

autorisatie

een document waarin een officiële instructie of bevel wordt gegeven

🇵🇹Portuguese

autorização

um documento que dá uma instrução ou comando oficial

🇷🇺Russian

авторизация

документ, дающий официальное указание или распоряжение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्राधिकार

कोई आधिकारिक निर्देश या आदेश देने वाला दस्तावेज़

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমোদন

একটি সরকারী নির্দেশ বা আদেশ প্রদানকারী একটি নথি

🇮🇳Tamil

அங்கீகாரம்

அதிகாரப்பூர்வ அறிவுறுத்தல் அல்லது கட்டளையை வழங்கும் ஆவணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అధికారం

అధికారిక సూచన లేదా ఆదేశాన్ని ఇచ్చే పత్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

अधिकृतता

अधिकृत सूचना किंवा आदेश देणारा दस्तऐवज

🇮🇳Gujarati

અધિકૃતતા

સત્તાવાર સૂચના અથવા આદેશ આપતો દસ્તાવેજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧಿಕಾರ

ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಸೂಚನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಆಜ್ಞೆಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಡಾಕ್ಯುಮೆಂಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അംഗീകാരം

ഒരു ഔദ്യോഗിക നിർദ്ദേശം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കമാൻഡ് നൽകുന്ന ഒരു പ്രമാണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਧਿਕਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਦਸਤਾਵੇਜ਼ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਹਦਾਇਤ ਜਾਂ ਆਦੇਸ਼ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اجازت

ایک دستاویز جو ایک سرکاری ہدایت یا حکم دیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

授权

给出正式指示或命令的文件

🇯🇵Japanese

認可

公式の指示または命令を与える文書

🇰🇷Korean

권한 부여

공식적인 지시나 명령을 내리는 문서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ủy quyền

một tài liệu đưa ra một hướng dẫn hoặc lệnh chính thức

🇹🇭Thai

การอนุญาต

เอกสารคำสั่งหรือคำสั่งของทางราชการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

otorisasi

dokumen yang memberikan instruksi atau perintah resmi

🇵🇭Filipino

awtorisasyon

isang dokumentong nagbibigay ng opisyal na tagubilin o utos

🇲🇾Malay

kebenaran

dokumen yang memberi arahan atau arahan rasmi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إذن

وثيقة تعطي تعليمات أو أمر رسمي

🇮🇷Persian

مجوز

سندی که دستور یا فرمان رسمی را ارائه می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

yetkilendirme

resmi bir talimat veya emir veren bir belge

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַרשָׁאָה

מסמך הנותן הוראה או פקודה רשמית

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