#empowerment__authorization__authorisation  the act of authorizing
  supertype:  management__direction  the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"
  subtype:  sanction.empowerment  the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church"
     subtype:  benefit_of_clergy  sanction by the church
     subtype:  name.sanction  by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"
     subtype:  nihil_obstat__nihilobstat  authoritative approval
  subtype:  permit__license__permission  the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
     subtype:  clearance  permission to proceed; "the plane was given clearance to land"
     subtype:  conge.permit  formal permission to depart; "he gave me his conge"
     subtype:  allowance  the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom"
        subtype:  tolerance  the act of tolerating something
           subtype:  lenience__leniency  lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
              subtype:  clemency__mercifulness__mercy  leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
                 subtype:  re-sentencing__commutation  the reduction is severity of a punishment imposed by law
                 subtype:  free_pardon__amnesty__pardon  the formal act of liberating someone
                 subtype:  reprieve__respite  the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
     subtype:  dispensation  an exemption from some rule or obligation
  subtype:  certification__enfranchisement  the act of certifying
     subtype:  accreditation  the act of certifying that an educational institution maintains suitable standards; "a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools"
  subtype:  commissioning__commission  the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
     subtype:  mandate.commissioning  (politics) the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
  subtype:  delegating__delegation__relegating__relegation__deputation  authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
     subtype:  devolution__devolvement  the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
  subtype:  loan_approval  formal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank)
  subtype:  rubber_stamp  routine authorization of an action without questions

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