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Answer for the clue "One who sanctions an action ", 10 letters:
authorizer

Word definitions for authorizer in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an authority who authorizes (people or actions); "the agents report back to their authorizers" [syn: authoriser ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Authorizer \Au"thor*i`zer\, n. One who authorizes.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. One who, or that which, authorizes.

Usage examples of authorizer.

It had occurred to him that the authorizer might have decided that if, indeed, it became necessary to eliminate "the Four Yahoos" and their crews after the main operation's conclusion, it could be convenient to have them identified as common, garden variety pirates.

We will not only dreamland the weapons systems, we'll also be the full authorizers.

NASA was bad at it anyhow—long-range plans always got bogged down in infighting between the centers—and Webb believed that long-term plans were just hostages to fortune, a distraction for budget authorizers and NASA managers.