A document giving an official instruction or command.

synonyms: authorization, mandate.

Dutch: bevelschrift, lastbrief, mandaat
Polish: autoryzacja

The power or right to give orders or make decisions.

synonyms: authority, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so.

Dutch: autoriteit, bevoegdheid, gezag

Official permission or approval.

synonyms: authority, authorization, sanction.

The act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant.

synonyms: authorization, empowerment.

Dutch: empowerment ', machtiging, volmacht