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1. authorization, authority, right; permission, allowance, consent, sanction, approval, vouchsafement, Inf. O.K.; certification, accreditation, legalization, validation; license, liberty, imprimatur, carte blanche; charter, commission, entitlement, empowerment, warranty.

2. justification, grounds, reason, cause, basis.

3. guarantee, Law. certification, Obs. vouch; contract, covenant, compact, obligation, Law. covenant of warranty, Law. warranty deed.

4. certificate, credential, entitlement, document, paper; statement, evidence, Law. affidavit, Law. deposition; permit, license, pass, Law. writ; fiat, edict, decree, decretal, order, command, mandate, summons, Law. subpoena, Law. injunction.

5. receipt, voucher, acknowledgement, chit, slip.

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6. authorize, invest, empower, enable, entitle, commission, depute, Eccles. ordain; certify, accredit, license, legalize, validate, notarize, visa; permit, allow, consent to, subscribe to, vouchsafe; sanction, approve, give one's nod of approval, countenance, acknowledge, Inf. O.K., Chiefly U.S. approbate.

7. justify, excuse, explain, account for, defend, offer grounds for, be a reason or an argument for; require, demand, necessitate, call for.

8. guarantee, pledge, plight, vow, give one's solemn word or promise, state on one's honor, swear to, Inf. promise; assure, offer assurance, insure, see to it; endorse, vouch for, support, uphold, back up, stand behind or by, attest or testify to, give testimonial to, recommend, give one's stamp or seal of approval.