AUTHORIZATIONS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

authorizations

noun

plural of authorization

as in permissions

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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as in mandates

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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as in latitudes

the right to act or move freely granted authorization to enter the military facility

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Recent Examples of authorizations Historically, the back office of healthcare has been a complex choreography of coverage rules, eligibility checks, prior authorizations, discounts and payments, as well as a maze of manual processes, proprietary systems and fragmented stakeholders. —

Bill Oldham, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Large insurers such as UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente and Humana have vowed to reduce the use of prior authorizations. —

Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 29 May 2026 The low-hire job market negatively affects students as a whole, but international students have to navigate additional barriers, such as temporary work authorizations, Ford says. —

Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 24 May 2026 The new restrictions do not affect trade and financial transactions authorized by embargo exceptions or government authorizations, called licenses, according to the executive order. —

Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026 The company's cloud platform, AltitudeAI, sits between providers and insurers, verifying coverage, and automating prior authorizations and claims. —

Chris Stokel-Walker, Time, 30 Apr. 2026 Under the resolution, which is still subject to change and hasn’t been formally approved, Charlotte would withhold its support from any final tolling or contract authorizations until its conditions are met. —

Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026 Overdue bills, lost jobs — and slow lawsuits Earlier this month, a federal judge in Northern California issued a preliminary injunction mandating that USCIS issue a decision by May 18 on applications from 31 citizens of Iran and one citizen of Sudan who are waiting on work authorizations. —

Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026 The bill, which passed with bipartisan support, addressed concerns about giving one party too much power by staggering the new authorizations out over a 0-year period. —

Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026

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Last September, after outcry from locals, members voted 4–1 to deny Related Digital the rezoning permissions required for the data center’s construction.

— Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
Those machine identities inherit the human’s permissions.

— John Pritchard, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026