The power or right to give orders or make decisions. Synonyms:authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, potency."Deputies are given authorization to make arrests" , "A place of potency in the state"
... you thought so much of Lola!" he exclaimed. "She wasn't the kind of child a stranger'd be apt to get attached to. I hope you don't think I'd do anything mean? That isn't my style! All is, I'm her father, and a father ought to have some say-so. Now aint ... — A Prairie Infanta • Eva Wilder Brodhead
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