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 all, 34% of the total applications on hold are from people applying for green cards, immigrant visas, or citizenship, according to the Cato analysis, and roughly half are for work authorization permits.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
The emergency work authorization allowed GDC to re-weld hinges at the front gate, re-anchor the front entry door using concrete slabs, board up an opening in a back wall and add security cameras with motion activation.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Cadillic further expressed uneasiness with the city’s move to request prior authorization through UM extending to other non-specialty medications beyond GLP-1 drugs.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Presidents now launch military operations without congressional authorization, restructure entire agencies by command, and treat the legislative branch as an afterthought rather than a co-equal partner in governance.
—Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
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Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
The emergency work authorization allowed GDC to re-weld hinges at the front gate, re-anchor the front entry door using concrete slabs, board up an opening in a back wall and add security cameras with motion activation.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Cadillic further expressed uneasiness with the city’s move to request prior authorization through UM extending to other non-specialty medications beyond GLP-1 drugs.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Presidents now launch military operations without congressional authorization, restructure entire agencies by command, and treat the legislative branch as an afterthought rather than a co-equal partner in governance.
—Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for authorization
Noun
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The fire truck was crossing the tarmac just before midnight after being given permission to check on another plane that had aborted its takeoff.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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Air traffic control had granted the truck permission to cross the runway to a United flight that had reported an odor making flight attendants ill, then seconds later urgently ordered the truck to stop, according to audio from the tower.—
Peter Weber,
TheWeek,
23 Mar. 2026
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But the past two years have also seen a drop-off in the labor force participation rate of mothers with young children, in part because return-to-office mandates have reduced pandemic-era flexibility.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Season 2 springboards on Fisk’s strongarm rule and his mandate to clean up the streets of rebels via his brutish Anti-Vigilante Task Force, which rounds up people – echoing recent INS maneuvers – and shoves them into deplorable conditions and cages.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Tillis said Trump has latitude under the War Powers Act to conduct the military campaign, but that will soon shift.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Frazier said the ruling gives too much latitude for Democratic commissioners to force Republicans to appoint nominees that Democrats like.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The indictment also stated that Dadig harassed his victims by showing up to their homes and places of business unannounced and uninvited, stalking them, taking and posting photographs of them online without their consent and revealing private details about their lives online.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The act provides ways for a victim to seek relief from being harmed by doxing, or the act of intentionally using another’s personally identifiable information, including social media profiles, without consent with the intent to harass, cause mental anguish or create fear of bodily harm or death.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Their discussion was punctuated by calls for quiet as hundreds of attendees milled around the convention hall to collect their accreditation.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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Weeks after the list was published, five pro-Palestinian groups launched a campaign to revoke the accreditation of 17 Canadian Jewish sleepaway camps.—
Jesse Brown,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2026
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Investors have been questioning whether artificial intelligence competitors and automation tools could erode demand for traditional software licenses and workflows.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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The film opens with Edwards reporting Queen Elizabeth’s death and ends with him announcing his own conviction, which was obviously a dramatic license.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Regulators have pledged faster turnarounds and the granting of rates that reflect growing wildfire risks to incentivize insurers to expand coverage in high-hazard areas.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The end of the group stage earlier in the week was overshadowed by Iran's departure from the tournament and the granting of asylum to members of the delegation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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As gangs continue to expand and consolidate territorial control, journalists remain in growing danger, according to the commission and other press freedom groups.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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That sense of freedom—of the gaze, of emotion, and of expression—is part of what made Farrokhzad the Iranian New Wave’s confrontational exemplar.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Authorization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authorization. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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