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

Zoom also increased its total share repurchase authorization by $1 billion. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025

The legality of those strikes, which were made without congressional authorization, has been questioned. —Dan Mangan, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025

For the past three years—following an amendment to the state constitution and authorization by the State Legislature—nearly a dozen developers and gambling companies have been jockeying to win three new licenses to open casinos in and around New York City. —Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

The agency processes applications for citizenship, permanent residency, asylum, work authorization and other immigration benefits. —Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 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