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AUTHORIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
Synonyms:
authorisation; authorization; empowerment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("authorization" is a kind of...):
direction; management (the act of managing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "authorization"):
sanction (the act of final authorization)
license; permission; permit (the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization)
certification; enfranchisement (the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on)
commission; commissioning (the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions)
delegating; delegation; deputation; relegating; relegation (authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions)
loan approval (formal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank))
rubber stamp (routine authorization of an action without questions)
Derivation:
authorize (give or delegate power or authority to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Official permission or approval
Example:
authority for the program was renewed several times
Synonyms:
authorisation; authority; authorization; sanction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("authorization" is a kind of...):
permission (approval to do something)
Derivation:
authorize (grant authorization or clearance for)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The power or right to give orders or make decisions
Example:
a place of potency in the state
Synonyms:
authorisation; authority; authorization; dominance; potency; say-so
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("authorization" is a kind of...):
control (power to direct or determine)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "authorization"):
power of appointment (authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property)
carte blanche (complete freedom or authority to act)
command (the power or authority to command)
imperium (supreme authority; absolute dominion)
lordship (the authority of a lord)
muscle (authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way))
sovereignty (the authority of a state to govern another state)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A document giving an official instruction or command
Synonyms:
authorisation; authorization; mandate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("authorization" is a kind of...):
instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
Attribute:
authorised; authorized (endowed with authority)
unauthorised; unauthorized (not endowed with authority)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Context examples:
The authorization form may be part of the informed consent form.
(Authorization for Release of Confidential Health Information, NCI Thesaurus)
In international setting according to WHOs requirements, the content of the product information is agreed between the marketing authorization holder and the drug authorization authorities at the time the market authorization is issued.
(Pharmaceutical Product Information, NCI Thesaurus)
A required by the HIPAA Privacy Rule signed authorization from a patient, or his legal representative, or clinical study participant for the use or disclosure of oral, written, or electronic form of confidential health information that identifies the individual and relates to the medical history, diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis of his condition.
(Authorization for Release of Confidential Health Information, NCI Thesaurus)
An authorization must include following mandatory elements: a description of the information that will be released and for what purposes; a description of any information that will not be disclosed, if applicable; a list of who will disclose the information and to whom; an expiration date for the disclosure; a statement that the authorization can be revoked; a statement that disclosed information may be re-disclosed and no longer protected; a statement that if the individual does not provide an authorization, he may not be able to receive the intended intervention; the date and subject's signature.
(Authorization for Release of Confidential Health Information, NCI Thesaurus)
