authorisation

ˌɔːθərəˈzeɪʃən

Definition of authorisation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

legal

official permission or the document that gives it

You need authorisation to enter the building.

authorization

permit

authority

the power or right to make decisions

She has the authorisation to approve budgets.

consent

permission

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Expressions with authorisation

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prior authorisation

official approval required before carrying out a planned action or service

Many medical procedures need prior authorisation from the insurance company.

marketing authorisation

official permission to sell a specific medicine in a particular market

The company obtained marketing authorisation for its new cancer drug.

Origin of authorisation

Latin, auctor (author) + -isation (action)

Terms with authorisation included in their meaning

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ETIAS

acr.

acr: European Travel Information and Authorisation System

system for travel information and authorization in Europe

REACH

abbr.

abr: Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals

European law controlling safe use of chemicals

Examples of authorisation in a sentence

Customs officers checked our authorisation at the border.
Without authorisation, you cannot access the files.
The manager granted authorisation for the project.

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French:autorisation, pouvoir, ...
German:Genehmigung, Ermächtigung, ...
Italian:autorizzazione, ...
Spanish:autorización, ...
Portuguese:autorização, ...
Chinese:授权, 批准权, ...
Japanese:許可, 権限, ...
Arabic:إِذْن, ترخيص, ...
Hebrew:אִישּׁוּר, סַמְכוּת, ...
Russian:разрешение, авторизация, ...
Ukrainian:авторизація, повноваження, ...
Hindi:अनुमति, अधिकार, ...
Bengali:অনুমতি, কর্তৃত্ব, ...
Catalan:autorització, autoritat, ...
Czech:povolení, pravomoc, ...
Danish:tilladelse, beføjelse, ...
Dutch:toestemming, ...
Greek:άδεια, εξουσία, ...
Hungarian:engedély, jogosultság, ...
Khmer:ការអនុញ្ញាតជាផ្លូវការ, សិទ្ធិអំណាច, ...
Korean:허가, 권한, ...
Persian:مجوز, اختیار, ...
Polish:autoryzacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):autorização, ...
Romanian:autorizație, ...
Swedish:tillstånd, befogenhet, ...
Thai:ใบอนุญาต, อำนาจ, ...
Turkish:izin, yetki, ...
Vietnamese:sự cho phép, quyền hạn, ...

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