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• authority — au·thor·i·ty n pl ties 1: an official decision of a court used esp. as a precedent 2 a: a power to act esp. over others that derives from status, position, or office the authority of the president; also: jurisdiction b: the power to act …   Law dictionary

• Authorization — Au thor*i*za tion, n. [Cf. F. autorisation.] The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant. [1913 Webster] The authorization of laws. Motley. [1913 Webster] A special authorization from the chief.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Authority — Au*thor i*ty, n.; pl. {Authorities}. [OE. autorite, auctorite, F. autorit[ e], fr. L. auctoritas, fr. auctor. See {Author}, n.] 1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• authorization — index appointment (act of designating), approval, assent, assignment (designation), brevet, capacity (authority) …   Law dictionary

• authority — [ə thôr′ə tē, əthär′ə tē] n. pl. authorities [ME autorite < OFr autorité, auctorité < L auctoritas < auctor, AUTHOR] 1. a) the power or right to give commands, enforce obedience, take action, or make final decisions; jurisdiction b) the… …   English World dictionary

• authority — [n1] power, control ascendancy, authorization, beef*, charge, clout*, command, credit, domination, dominion, edge, esteem, force, goods*, government, guts*, influence, juice*, jump, jurisdiction, leg up*, license, mastery, might, might and main* …   New thesaurus

• Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists — The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists (USStatute|107|40|115|224|2001|09|18), one of two resolutions commonly known as AUMF (the other being Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 ), was a… …   Wikipedia

• authority — n. control power 1) to assume; delegate; demonstrate, show; establish; exercise, wield; invoke authority 2) to defy; deny, reject; undermine authority 3) absolute, complete, full, supreme, unquestioned; parental authority 4) authority for; over… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Authorization — In security engineering and computer security, authorization is the concept of allowing access to resources only to those permitted to use them. More formally, authorization is a process (often part of the operating system) that protects computer …   Wikipedia

• Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 1991 — The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (short title) or Joint Resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (official title), was the United… …   Wikipedia

• authority — noun 1) a rebellion against those in authority Syn: power, command, control, charge, dominance, jurisdiction, rule; informal clout 2) the authority to arrest drug traffickers Syn: right, authorization, power …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary