1
as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
you will need the authorization of the council before you can act
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2
as in mandate
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
his authorization to go ahead with the project was finally given
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Recent Examples of authorization
In an effort to reduce burnout and improve efficiency, the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner issued a rule last year to reduce prior authorization.
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Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
The Bureau of Reclamation’s congressional authorization currently is focused on serving as water manager for the Lower Basin rather than the entire watershed.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
No federal official—or anyone else—should have access to our polling locations, election offices, or ballots without explicit authorization from Connecticut election officials or appropriate judicial oversight.
—State Rep. Matt Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
His employment authorization permit has a C08 classification, which identifies individuals with a pending asylum application.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 10 Feb. 2026
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Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
The Bureau of Reclamation’s congressional authorization currently is focused on serving as water manager for the Lower Basin rather than the entire watershed.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
No federal official—or anyone else—should have access to our polling locations, election offices, or ballots without explicit authorization from Connecticut election officials or appropriate judicial oversight.
—State Rep. Matt Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
His employment authorization permit has a C08 classification, which identifies individuals with a pending asylum application.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for authorization
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According to a report from Axios, Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter Friday to ByteDance, accusing the company of distributing and reproducing its intellectual property through the new AI tool without permission.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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The legal action also seeks permission to appoint outside counsel selected by the Auditor’s Office to Special Assistant Attorney General (SAAG) to represent them – something Attorney General Andrea Campbell says DiZoglio does not have the authority to do.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Followers like Amresh Chawla say they are drawn to the group’s tenets of vegetarianism and strict moral code, specifically the mandate to shun intoxicants.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Lawmakers should invest in infrastructure, fund water projects and conservation, reduce unfunded mandates, and reward communities that plan responsibly and make development pay its own way.—
Sean Parks,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Tree cover is almost absent above 71 degrees north latitude, approaching the Arctic Circle, the researchers said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Until now, any free-speech debates concerning sitting members of Congress have led to the conclusion that lawmakers ought to have—to borrow from former Chief Justice Earl Warren—the widest possible latitude to express themselves.—
Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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House Bill 572, which would bar doctors and teachers from encouraging gender transitions without parental consent, has not yet received a committee hearing.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Feb. 2026
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Different strategies Parents are typically asked to sign paperwork at enrollment granting consent for the schools to give their kids laptops.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
16 Feb. 2026
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On the same week an independent evaluation team visited campus to determine if Morris Brown should keep its accreditation — and the vital federal funding that comes with it — the school was sued by a former member of its own board of trustees.—
Jason Armesto,
AJC.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In Oklahoma, a former state superintendent threatened schools' accreditations.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
6 Feb. 2026
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Boston is set to roll out the welcome mat for soccer fans from around the globe for the World Cup, while the town hosting the premier event is threatening to withhold an essential license.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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His family says Wade's life changed in September 2025, when he was pulled over for failing to use a turn signal in Conyers and arrested for driving without a license.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Among these benefits was the granting of an American Express Centurion cards to him and his wife.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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The last large-scale granting of legal status took place almost 21 years ago, under the government of José Luís Rodríguez Zapatero, which processed more than 576,000 applications.—
Pau Mosquera,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Çatak’s anti-state message acquires an ambiguous power as the movie wends onward, with an enigmatic final shot that finds Aziz tasting clear-skies freedom but still from behind confines of a sort.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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But, after serving more than 30 years of a natural life sentence, Modrowski won back his freedom in summer 2024 when a judge ruled he had been too harshly punished and resentenced him to a 60-year term.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Authorization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authorization. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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