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

Border security and enforcement efforts remain strict, and crossing the border without authorization remains a crime. —Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025

People in the country without authorization are not eligible for Affordable Care Act health care subsidies, according to the Health and Human Services website. —Brian Bennett, Time, 1 Oct. 2025

Selznick said the necessary approvals were secured before the shutdown for some new products that are rolling out in the first few months of 2019, but new label authorizations were on hold since the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau was closed. —Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025

Those include reducing the scope of prior authorization and making sure that communications with patients about denials and appeals are easy to understand. —Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 30 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