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
However, the company added, full authorization remains unavailable through select cable providers as ESPN resolves outstanding negotiations, meaning some cable subscribers will be unable to access content broadcast exclusively on the streaming service.
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ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
Harjinder Singh is in the United States illegally and his work authorization was rejected under the Trump Administration on September 14, 2020.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2025
Robot dogs have been deployed in the Ukraine war for reconnaissance and logistics, and autonomous machine guns are capable of targeting enemies on a battlefield and shooting when given human authorization.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
What used to require a single prior authorization could now face multiple layers, which means more delays and higher denial rates.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for authorization
ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
Harjinder Singh is in the United States illegally and his work authorization was rejected under the Trump Administration on September 14, 2020.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2025
Robot dogs have been deployed in the Ukraine war for reconnaissance and logistics, and autonomous machine guns are capable of targeting enemies on a battlefield and shooting when given human authorization.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
What used to require a single prior authorization could now face multiple layers, which means more delays and higher denial rates.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for authorization
Noun
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Employees need both structural support and cultural permission to take advantage of it.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Nicole Brownstein, the press secretary for the city’s public schools, said the agency has helped connect families with their permission to legal support and other resources.—
Cayla Bamberger,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Notably, absent from your mandate is Kenneth Paxton (Republican Attorney General of Texas).—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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Bailey alleged physical and emotional abuse and was eventually granted temporary sole custody and a restraining order that required DDG to maintain distance, including a 100-yard personal space mandate and a ban on firearms.—
Essence,
Essence,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For most, such latitude foretells a long stretch to go.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The practice began to make communication about storms clearer and faster, instead of using long latitude/longitude coordinates.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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When the project returned to the Community Planning Association, Khalil pulled the project from the consent agenda for a full review, citing new information the board should consider.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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In June, Chinese state media urged stricter oversight of blind-box toys and trading cards sold to children under the age of eight, suggesting measures such as age verification at checkout and parental consent for online purchases.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
20 Aug. 2025
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The Portuguese government has granted the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium a license to build and operate a rocket launch facility on the island of Santa Maria in the Azores, European Spaceflight reports.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
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More ambitious ones may apply for banking licenses.—
Fiona Roach Canning,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Now, some parents who are seeking political asylum are faced with a heartbreaking and frightening choice: Go back to the country where their life and/or freedom was threatened or stay in the United States and be separated from your child or children.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Spence dedicated his life to fighting for the rights and freedom of ordinary people, colleague Joseph H. Low IV said in a statement.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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On Monday morning, Trump unveiled his plans, announcing a historic escalation of law enforcement in D.C. by deploying the National Guard to patrol the streets and placing the city’s police department under federal control.—
John R. Lott Jr,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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President Erika Sloane, however, convinces Ethan to return to stop a self-aware artificial intelligence program called The Entity before the AI takes control of all the world’s nuclear arsenals and causes nuclear Armageddon.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Federal Reserve Act provides no authority for a Fed chair to remove another member of the Board of Governors.—
Ann Saphir,
Freep.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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But the Trump administration said the judge did not have the authority to weigh in.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Authorization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authorization. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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