authority; authorization; authorisation; potency; dominance; say-so




the power or right to give orders or make decisions

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

Type of:
  • control

Types:
  • power of appointment
  • carte blanche
  • command
  • imperium
  • lordship
  • muscle
  • sovereignty


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