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authorization

[ aw-ther-uh-zey-shuhn ]
/ ĖŒÉ” ĪøÉ™r É™ĖˆzeÉŖ ŹƒÉ™n /
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noun
the act of authorizing.
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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Also especially British, auĀ·thorĀ·iĀ·saĀ·tion .

Origin of authorization

First recorded in 1600–10; authorize + -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM authorization

deĀ·auĀ·thorĀ·iĀ·zaĀ·tion, nounmisĀ·auĀ·thorĀ·iĀ·zaĀ·tion, nounpreĀ·auĀ·thorĀ·iĀ·zaĀ·tion, nounreĀ·auĀ·thorĀ·iĀ·zaĀ·tion, noun
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