1. authorisation, authorization, mandate

a document giving an official instruction or command

• authorisation
• mandate

2. authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

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

• authorisation
• authority
• dominance
• potency
• say-so

3. authorisation, authority, authorization, sanction

official permission or approval

Example Sentences:
'authority for the program was renewed several times'

• authorisation
• authority
• sanction

4. authorisation, authorization, empowerment

the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

• authorisation
• empowerment