What is the Meaning & Definition of granting

Give something to someone: Awards, powers...

The grant term is used primarily in two ways. On the one hand appoints the action of giving something to someone. A document, such is the case of a power, an award or distinction, among other issues that are plausible to be granted. We must say that grant implies consent, give something to someone.
When it comes to a document as it is a power, as we indicated above, it will be awarded to the person in question with the permission and the presence of a notary, which is the ideal Professional on the subject and who has the authority and the competence to just endorse the validity of such documents. A power that does not have the signature of a notary public official will not be valid in any way.
The powers are important documents in which for example a person can give another permission so you will understand in any matter that her, as if he were himself, why is that being of sensitive documents is that they must have the consent of a scribe who is the expert in the field.

Granting of awards to personalities who make great contributions

It is also common for prizes, to be awarded distinctions people that participate in a contest or that make a fundamental contribution in any field and who deserves to be recognized through the award of a prize. There are many States which have awards or honors traditional and they give their most remarkable citizens, such is the case of the order of the British Empire (OBE), which began to be delivered by the English monarch Jorge V, in 1917, to all who do something with enormous significance for England.

Permission or consent given to something

And on the other hand, the word grant is used to indicate permission, consent that is achieved. After the test and the theoretical examination got the granting of license. I.e., this sense allows you to refer authorisation to carry out something, in this case to lead.
It should be noted that there are many actions, as the license, require the granting of a permit issued by a competent authority and special, to be able to be carried out.