commissioning

The act of granting authority to someone or something is the act of commissioning.

To commission is to charge someone with a task, giving them the authority do to do something in an official way. The gerund form of the verb, commissioning, can be used as a noun referring to the action of authorizing someone or something. You might attend a ceremony marking the commissioning of a group of new police officers or a new ship for service.

Definitions of commissioning

1. noun

   the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
   synonyms: commission

   types:

   mandate

   the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory

   type of:

   authorisation, authorization, empowerment

   the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant