authorization

especially British, au·thor·i·sa·tion

[aw-ther-uh-zey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of authorizing.

2. permission or power granted by an authority; sanction.

3. a legislative act authorizing money to be spent for government programs that specifies a maximum spending level without provision for actual funds.

Other Word Forms

• deauthorization noun
• misauthorization noun
• preauthorization noun
• reauthorization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of authorization¹

First recorded in 1600–10; authorize + -ation

Example Sentences

In a further complication, the Supreme Court’s previous decision said that anyone who had already received documents verifying their TPS status or employment authorization through next year is entitled to keep it.

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At an ICE career expo in Texas last month, the agency at times turned away anyone who didn’t already have authorization to carry a badge or an honorable discharge from the military.

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DOGE, Borges reported, created “a live copy of the country’s Social Security information” and placed it in a digital platform that could be easily accessed by those without authorization.

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Slavin said that, if elected, he would call a strike authorization vote before meeting with the studios as a way to help boost the union’s leverage during negotiations.

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At one point, a staffer offered to call his doctor to get an authorization for the vaccine.

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Related Words

• approval 
• authority 
• endorsement 
• green light 
• sanction 
• signature