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bn:00007294n

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authority authorization authorisation sanction

Official permission or approval WordNet 3.0

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Official permission or approval WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The approval, by some authority, that makes something valid. OmegaWiki

An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid. Wiktionary

Approval, by an authority, that makes something valid. Wiktionary (translation)

Authority for the program was renewed several times WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The whalers had been operating in the contested waters off the island with sanction from the Japanese government. Wiktionary

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction

Wiktionary

sanction

OmegaWiki

sanction