(uncountable) Permission. / (countable) An act of authorizing. / (countable) (A document giving) formal sanction, permission or warrant.

present participle of authorize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize

plural of authorization

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

plural of authoring program

(Christianity) An epithet of God and of Jesus.

That author of a joint paper who is considered by the publisher to have submitted it for publication.

(publishing, derogatory) A publisher that relies on producing large numbers of small-run books by different authors, as opposed to a smaller number of works published in larger numbers.

plural of author mill