authorizing

verb

present participle of authorize
1
as in enabling
to give official or legal power to only the school nurse is authorized to give any necessary shots

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2
as in entitling
to give a right to this pass will authorize you to go backstage

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3
as in approving
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory a system for sound reproduction that has been authorized as meeting the electronic industry's highest standards

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Recent Examples of authorizing Without a law authorizing year-round E15, summertime sales require a federal waiver. — Makenzie Huber, States Newsroom, 6 Aug. 2026 Heat Is Changing Grid Operations In late July, the Department of Energy issued an emergency order authorizing the Southwest Power Pool to deploy idle and backup generation across a 17-state region serving approximately 20 million people. — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 But in June, the Council passed a bill by Manhattan Democrat Gale Brewer re-authorizing the Sanitation Department to once again start slapping the overstaying cars with stickers. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 The other would direct lawmakers to repeal the state’s individual income tax while authorizing a state sales tax expansion. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 Marrero told the National Assembly that the government approved the regulatory framework for authorizing private exchange houses under a Central Bank license, and that the first one is ready to begin operating as a pilot project. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 Lawmakers have also approved some measures authorizing private investment into the tourism industry, which has been devastated by the departure of hotel giants in response to US sanctions and flight cancellations due to fuel shortages. — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 Wickes approved a resolution authorizing Wilson-Henri as a contracting officer. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026 Each time, the company came up with a different excuse for not authorizing payment. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authorizing
  1. enabling
  2. entitling
  3. approving
  4. empowering
  5. qualifying
  6. ratifying
  7. permitting
  8. confirming
Verb
  • By enabling end-to-end visibility, Blue Yonder helps retailers and brands build more resilient supply chains that are prepared for the inevitable disruption.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Rapid urbanization, rising incomes and the relative affordability of Chinese brands are enabling Chinese automakers to capture markets historically dominated by European, Japanese and American giants.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of enabling
Verb
  • The ruling gave hijras official status as a minority community, entitling them to various forms of government assistance.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
  • The superintendent, general counsel and chief auditor qualify for the supplements due to provisions in their contracts entitling them to the same increases as other administrative staff, officials said.
    — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
Definition of entitling
Verb
  • Ruiz ruled in a lawsuit brought by historian Marvin Dunn that Dunn was likely to prove the college’s Board of Trustees had denied the public an opportunity to weigh in on the plans before approving the transfer.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Buñuelian skeptic in me also shirks at Fried’s approving references to Diderot’s petite église invisible, the small hidden church whose members—painters, critics, curators, patrons—are the vision-gifted serious pursuers of art history.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of approving
Verb
  • Not only did Coppola buck the trend and return for the sequel, what emerged was a belief by some that the best chance for a franchise to actually grow and be enriched was by investing and empowering its creator.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the special logo for the themed night was a design by New Zealand artist Alana Tsui inspired by deconstructed sneaker parts and created with her signature line work, with empowering words and phrases woven in.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of empowering
Verb
  • Spectrum will be required to provide automatic bill credits for customers for qualifying service outages that last at least two hours.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Eligibility for SpotMe requires $200 or more in qualifying direct deposits to your Chime Checking Account each month.
    — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of qualifying
Verb
  • Hence, the National Players Basketball Association plans to talk with the NBA about ratifying the CBA to alter spending restrictions.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The European Union and the United States took one ultra-laborious step forward in ratifying their bilateral trade deal in late June.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
Definition of ratifying
Verb
  • Additionally, CSquare is working with the village on permitting for four other temporary generators on site and needed to power critical workloads.
    — Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Department of Transportation’s permitting backlog, which this spring reportedly had hundreds of businesses waiting for a green light, hasn’t helped.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of permitting
Verb
  • Lee wanted to get back on stage from the moment the band said goodbye in August of 2015, but confirming the tour meant many months of grim-faced work.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The erroneous reports prompted Katsina United to release another statement confirming Ozor’s death.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of confirming

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