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

Others falsely claim that individuals can apply for asylum, receive work authorization and face no further immigration consequences. —Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025

The decision came a day after Washington revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's authorization to ship key chipmaking equipment and technology to its manufacturing plant in China, the latest move to curb Beijing's semiconductor advances. —Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025

In 34 states, CVS will continue to offer COVID vaccines for those who fall under the new FDA authorizations. —Will McDuffie, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025

On April 27 Kennedy announced that emergency-use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines had been terminated. —Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 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