author- (Latin: master, leader; he/she who brings about [something]).authority, (from Latin, auctor, "invention, creator, advice, opinion, influence, command"): 
the right and power to command, enforce laws, exact obedience, determine, or judge; a person or group invested with this right and power.
 
authorization, authorize: 
to give authority or power to; to approve or permit; to sanction.
 
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