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

These obligations are rooted in the trust responsibility and enacted through Congressional authorization and appropriation. —Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

Thune’s other option would have been to pull the annual defense authorization bill — a top GOP priority off the floor. —Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025

His boss, roofing contractor Clayton Baker, told WXXI that Chino has lived in the United States for 25 years, has work authorization, and is expecting a child. —Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025

Counternarcotics operations tend to draw public support, but potentially extrajudicial strikes occasionally raise questions on Capitol Hill about congressional authorization for the use of military force — even among some Republicans. —Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 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