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

The union, which represents workers at hotels and casinos in the Sacramento area, said a majority of workers have expressed their support since the summer of 2023 by signing union authorization cards, and an election isn’t necessary under the 2017 agreement. —Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025

Those who fail to renew on time could face a lapse in employment authorization, and employers would be required to suspend them until USCIS approves the new card. —Daniel Shoer Roth, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025

To do so, however, requires authorization by the federal government. —Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025

Overall, 92% of voters approved the strike authorization. —Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 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