authorize
verb (used with object)
to give authority or official power to; empower.
am authorizing
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present progressiveof authorize (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I am authorizing payment today for Michigan,” Powell wrote to Maggio on Dec. 8, 2020.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2022
"Today I am authorizing additional strong sanctions and new limitations on what can be exported to Russia," the president continued.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2022
To that end, I am authorizing the Department of Labor to establish promptly a tripartite advisory committee consisting of representatives of employers, labor, and the public.
From State of the Union Address by Dwight D. (Dwight David) Eisenhower
