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 of authorization

• permission
• consent
• granting

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

Many argue that the United States should go to war only in self-defense—and with congressional authorization, as the Constitution requires. — Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

Asep Safrudin, head of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency, said the suspects were being investigated for illegally intercepting communications, accessing electronic systems without authorization and deleting electronic data. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Fiserv also expects to repurchase $500 million of common stock in the fourth quarter under its existing buyback authorization. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

The iconic cheer team filed its lawsuit last month, claiming the knockoff versions of its signature blue-and-white uniforms were used without authorization during a mock gun battle onstage. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026

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