authorising
Giving official approval
Authorising is the British spelling of authorizing—giving official permission or approval for something to happen.
Someone authorises a transaction, a procedure, or an action: The manager is authorising overtime for the project.
The word implies having the power or right to grant such approval.
Granted right to act
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- approvalFavorable opinion given
validation · confirmation · sanction · clearance · go-ahead · greenlight · nod · assent
Transferring responsibility downward
- enablementAct of making possible
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- agencyPower to act
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
self-determination · mandate · capacity · empowerment · license · independence · rights · privilege
Official enactment of statutes
- statuteEnacted written rule
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
charter · directive · enactment · proclamation · regulation · bylaw · edict · jurisdiction
Punishment for wrongdoing
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- restrictionLimit on action
ban · veto · interdiction · censure · moratorium · condemnation · blacklist · punishment
Confirming genuine identity
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- loginAuthentication act or screen
- passwordAuthentication string
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
verification · two-factor · token · access · certificate · encryption · PIN · fingerprint
permission
Granted right to act
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
approval · validation · confirmation · sanction · clearance · go-ahead · greenlight · nod · assent · concurrence
delegation
Transferring responsibility downward
- enablementAct of making possible
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- agencyPower to act
enfranchisement · self-determination · mandate · capacity · empowerment · license · independence · rights · privilege · freedom
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
mandate · charter · directive · enactment · proclamation · regulation · bylaw · edict · jurisdiction · jurisprudence
penalty
Punishment for wrongdoing
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
restriction · ban · veto · interdiction · censure · moratorium · condemnation · blacklist · punishment · deterrent
authentication
Confirming genuine identity
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- loginAuthentication act or screen
- passwordAuthentication string
biometrics · verification · two-factor · token · access · certificate · encryption · PIN · fingerprint · smartcard
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Intimidatingly stern or hostile
prohibiting · banning · barring · disallowing · vetoing
authorisingdisempowering
Removing capacity to act
revoking · rescinding · withdrawing · deauthorising · disenfranchising
authorisinginvalidating
Making something null
revoking · rescinding · nullifying · annulling · cancelling
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