licensing authority
Official permit issuer
A licensing authority is a government body or official agency empowered to grant, deny, or revoke licenses for regulated activities.
These authorities oversee everything from driver's licenses and liquor permits to professional certifications and broadcast frequencies: The licensing authority suspended his medical license after the malpractice investigation.
The term emphasizes the body's legal power to control who may engage in certain activities.
- permitOfficial written authorization
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- bar associationLawyers' licensing organization
- medical boardBody regulating physician practice
- certificationAttestation of qualification
agency · revocation · oversight · accreditation · zoning board · licensing laws · government agency · commission · disciplinary measures · bureau · enforcement · department · inspection · council · registration · paperwork · public hearing · fee schedule
- licensinglicensing board, application fee, renewal fee, licensing deal, licensee
- licensing agenciesmedical board, nursing board, real estate board, professional licensing, bar association
- aviation regulationFAA, civil aviation, aviation safety, airworthiness, safety inspections
- Indian governancezilla, collector, municipality, municipal council, councillor
- bar admissionbar exam, bar examination, state bar, moral character, sworn in
licensing authorityapplicant
One who formally requests
licensee · petitioner · supplicant · business owner · operator