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# authorisation

«authorisation» in Mova's school dictionary: **Official permission to do something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (authorisation, authorisations); US spelling: authorization

### meaning for a pupil

1) Official permission to do something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authorisation/#m1)

2) A document or code that gives that permission. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authorisation/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in school (a note giving authorisation for a trip), adult life (banks, passwords, payments) and safety (only staff with authorisation may enter). It tells the reader someone has been allowed. Phrases: without authorisation, give authorisation, authorisation code, written authorisation.

### examples

- You need your parents' authorisation to go on the trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authorisation/#x1)
- No entry without authorisation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authorisation/#x2)
- The bank sent an authorisation code to Mum's phone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authorisation/#x3)
- Only staff with authorisation can open this door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authorisation/#x4)
- The head gave authorisation for the fire drill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authorisation/#x5)
- He used the computer without authorisation and got in trouble. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authorisation/#x6)
- Please sign this form to give your authorisation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authorisation/#x7)

### note

UK, Australia, NZ spelling often -isation; US and Canada -ization. Verb: authorise/authorize. Similar: permission, approval. Countable for documents (authorisations), uncountable for the idea.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «authorisation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authorisation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.