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Actions that have been positively validated as legitimate within the institution's intent and invariants. Distinguished from merely permissible options (not explicitly forbidden) and imagined options (conceivable but not evaluated). The governed decision surface contains only authorised options.
A grant-making foundation distinguishes between what applicants might request (imagined), what rules don't prohibit (permissible), and what has been positively authorised by the board (authorised). Only the last category belongs on the decision surface.
GDS Section 4