authorization

[ aw-ther-uh-zey-shuhn ]

/ ˌɔ θər əˈzeɪ ʃən /

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noun

permission or power granted by an authority; sanction.

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

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Origin of authorization

First recorded in 1600–10; authorize + -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM authorization

de·au·thor·i·za·tion, nounmis·au·thor·i·za·tion, nounpre·au·thor·i·za·tion, nounre·au·thor·i·za·tion, noun

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How to use authorization in a sentence

The FDA has since said drugmakers have to meet a higher standard than normal for such authorization.
‘There’s been some cracks:’ Bill Gates questions FDA’s credibility on a COVID-19 vaccine|Claire Zillman, reporter|September 16, 2020|Fortune
“Whether it’s under an emergency use authorization or a full license, when vaccines are starting to be given to people outside of clinical trials, it’s critical that we understand how they are performing,” Gellin says.
What would it actually take to have a COVID-19 vaccine by November?|Kate Baggaley|September 4, 2020|Popular-Science
Last week, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization for a treatment called convalescent plasma.
All the pros—and cons—of convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19|Claire Maldarelli|September 1, 2020|Popular-Science
Abbott Laboratories’ test granted emergency use authorization August 26 also is an antigen test and, with its card-based technology, is even simpler.
New coronavirus tests promise to be faster, cheaper and easier|Jack J. Lee|August 31, 2020|Science News

Emergency use authorization can be withdrawn, as was the case for hydroxychloroquine.
COVID-19 plasma treatments may be safe, but we don’t know if they work|Tina Hesman Saey|August 25, 2020|Science News
Irritated members of Congress say that the authorization of the train-and-equip mission is merely about optics.
U.S. Hasn’t Even Started Training Rebel Army to Fight ISIS|Tim Mak|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both wanted the president to take the lead on offering a draft war authorization.
The Pentagon Is Officially Clueless About the ISIS War|Tim Mak|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One silver lining for Obama may be on the issue of a new congressional authorization for war against ISIS.
Republican Hawks Already Have a War Plan for ISIS, Ukraine, and Obama|Eli Lake|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Congress might vote on the authorization of force measure as soon as December.
America United on Syria, for Now|Michael Tomasky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lawmakers who have written ISIS war authorization bills include Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Frank Wolf.
Republicans Offer Obama ISIS War Authorization He Doesn’t Want|Josh Rogin|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The authorization borne by him was very extraordinary and had a great excess of the ordinary warrants.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Every Jew in the northeastern department must have a license to do business, and a notarial authorization for pawnbrokerage.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
Nadia Fedor then asked, and easily obtained from the Russian government, an authorization to join her father at Irkutsk.
Michael Strogoff|Jules Verne
The authorization of the Romans was not necessary in order to apply it.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03|Various
In 1604 convocation framed a code of canons which received royal authorization.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4|Various