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Authorization

The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.

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Carte blanche 76% connected

A blank paper, with a person's signature, etc., at the bottom, given to another person, with permission to superscribe what conditions he pleases. He…

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Certification 76% connected

The act of certifying.

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Command 76% connected

To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.

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Commission 76% connected

The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.

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Delegating 76% connected

of Delegate

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Delegation 76% connected

The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates.

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Deputation 76% connected

The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.

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Enfranchisement 76% connected

Releasing from slavery or custody.

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License 76% connected

Authority or liberty given to do or forbear any act; especially, a formal permission from the proper authorities to perform certain acts or to carry…

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Lordship 76% connected

The state or condition of being a lord; hence (with his or your), a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace) or a…

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Muscle 76% connected

An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion.

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Permission 76% connected

The act of permitting or allowing; formal consent; authorization; leave; license or liberty granted.

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Permit 76% connected

To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate; to put up with.

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Relegating 76% connected

of Relegate

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Relegation 76% connected

The act of relegating, or the state of being relegated; removal; banishment; exile.

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Sanction 76% connected

Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; es…

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Sovereignty 76% connected

The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; in…

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Control 76% connected

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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Direction 76% connected

The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o/ public…

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Instrument 76% connected

That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical…

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Management 76% connected

The act or art of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on, or using, for a purpose; conduct; administration; guidance; control; as,…

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Permission 76% connected

The act of permitting or allowing; formal consent; authorization; leave; license or liberty granted.

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Authorize 74% connected

To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners to settle a boundary.

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Authorize 74% connected

To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners to settle a boundary.

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Authoritative 66% connected

Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.

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Authoritative 66% connected

Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.

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Synonym 5

Authority 92% connected

Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authori…

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Dominance 92% connected

Alt. of Dominancy

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Mandate 92% connected

An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.

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Potency 92% connected

The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influenc…

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Sanction 92% connected

Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; es…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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