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authorize
[aw-thuh-rahyz]
verb (used with object)
to give authority or official power to; empower.
to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
to give authority for; formally sanction (an act or proceeding).
Congress authorized the new tax on tobacco.
to establish by authority or usage.
an arrangement long authorized by etiquette books.
to afford a ground for; warrant; justify.
authorize
/ ˈɔːθəˌraɪz /
verb
to confer authority upon (someone to do something); empower
to permit (someone to do or be something) with official sanction
a dealer authorized by a manufacturer to retail his products
Other Word Forms
- authorizable adjective
- authorizer noun
- deauthorize verb (used with object)
- misauthorize verb (used with object)
- preauthorize verb (used with object)
- reauthorize verb (used with object)
- self-authorizing adjective
- authorization noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of authorize1
Example Sentences
But while annuities can now be included as an option in retirement plans, they legally aren’t allowed to be an employer-suggested default; Congress still has to authorize it.
That same year, Puech signed a sweeping agreement authorizing Freymond not merely to manage but also to dispose of his assets, according to French investigators.
“A DCM authorizes us, under the oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to design and create markets for exchange-listed derivatives in the U.S.,” the press release said.
The German cabinet last week agreed on a draft law authorizing police to shoot down drones posing an immediate threat.
Do we play the left’s game—silencing, canceling, punishing, authorizing the government to pick winners and losers in the private sector?
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