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

In practice, this means adding a platform authorization check to the agent development life cycle, sitting alongside the existing security and compliance gates that fire before production deployment. — Joseph Ours, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

But those additions generally required congressional authorization and, over time, involved more design and preservation reviews. — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

Subject to permitting, regulatory authorizations and financing, synthetic AAM production at the Ohio facility is expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2027, with natural graphite production at Graphite Creek targeted for 2029. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

The authorization of the bonds will authorize the City to maintain tangible property tax rates sufficient to pay the interest and principal on the bonds until fully paid. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

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