"verbal authority" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I acted by verbal authority, even though I couldn't be sure my superior would confirm I'd been authorized."
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      "glosses": [
        "Right or permission authorized verbally rather than in writing."
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          "authorized",
          "authorized"
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          "verbally",
          "verbally"
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  "word": "verbal authority"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "text": "I acted by verbal authority, even though I couldn't be sure my superior would confirm I'd been authorized."
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        "Right or permission authorized verbally rather than in writing."
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          "verbally",
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  "word": "verbal authority"
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