An organisation charged by the governing body of a country or region with the provision of postal services within that region.

A government organization responsible for collecting taxes.

Right or permission authorized verbally rather than in writing.

(of a person, institution, or written work) The quality or characteristic of being respected for having good character or knowledge, especially as a source of guidance or an exemplar of proper conduct.

plural of authorized term

(information science) A term prescribed by a controlled vocabulary as the one preferable to its synonyms, such as frequency preferable to pitch.

The authoring of a project by a team of people working in collaboration, often with a project manager to coordinate effort

plural of certificate authority

plural of authoring program

(uncountable) The act of securing authorization rights independently from the intermediaries that utilize them and the parties to which they apply