the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"命令をするか、決定をする力または権利決定権
例:deputies are given authorization to make arrests 代理は、逮捕をする認可を与えられる
a document giving an official instruction or command公式の指令または命令を与える文書認定
the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant権利を与える行為認定
official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"公式の許可または承認認定