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

The policy change will allow Howard County firefighters to use medical cannabis while off-duty, so long as a firefighter files a medical cannabis authorization from a doctor with the county's HR office. —Dennis Valera, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025

Garcia said that the couple had lived in Oregon without authorization for four years, but noted that both of them worked hard and neither had a criminal record, according to the paper. —Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025

In Colorado, a group of providers and parents is suing the state over its move to require prior authorization and reduce reimbursement rates for the therapy. —Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025

The strike authorization comes amid the nurses’ first contract negotiation since the hospital was bought by BMC. —Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 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