authorisation
pronunciation
How to pronounce authorisation in British English:
UK [ˌɔ:θərɑɪ'zeɪʃən]
How to pronounce authorisation in American English:
US [ˌɔθərɑɪ'zeɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- a document giving an official instruction or command
- the power or right to give orders or make decisions
- official permission or approval
- the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
Word Origin
- authorisation (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of authorization (q.v.); for spelling, see -ize.
Example
- 1. Municipalities need state authorisation to file for chapter 9 , and 30 states prohibit doing so altogether .
- 2. He also faces a charge of " defection " for fleeing to the us consulate without authorisation .
- 3. The market regulator said yesterday that ms wong admitted that she had entered into the transaction without proper authorisation .
- 4. Civilians taking public transport to jaffna no longer need defence-ministry authorisation ; just three copies of their national identity card will do .
- 5. It says that of the thousands of applications that it has banned , very few transferred user information without authorisation .