authorization

noun

au·​tho·​ri·​za·​tion ˌȯ-th(ə-)rə-ˈzā-shən 

1

: the act of authorizing

2

: an instrument that authorizes : sanction

Synonyms

• permission
• consent

Examples of authorization in a Sentence

you will need the authorization of the council before you can act

his authorization to go ahead with the project was finally given

Recent Examples on the Web

What used to require a single prior authorization could now face multiple layers, which means more delays and higher denial rates. —Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025

Restrictions should include prohibiting sharing information about residents, removing federal agents from local police facilities, and rescinding or narrowing authorizations to enforce local law. —Spencer Reynolds, Time, 8 Aug. 2025

The introduction of ETAs, with early adopters such as Australia in 1996, set a new standard for pre-travel authorization, reducing the risk of unexpected entry denials at borders and easing pressure at physical border checkpoints. —Armand Arton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

On July 15, a Finance and Commerce article reported Construction Business Group, a union watchdog, is investigating whether workers hired by JCP had proper authorization for the MPS project. —Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English auctorisation "legal validation of a document," borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French auctorisacion "authorization," borrowed from Medieval Latin auctōrizātiōn-, auctōrizātiō "recognition as authoritative, authorization," from auctōrizāre "to authorize" + Latin -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing authorization

• emergency use authorization
• pre-authorization

Rhymes for authorization

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration