AUTHORIZING Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

authorizing

verb

Definition of authorizing next

present participle of authorize

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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as in entitling

to give a right to this pass will authorize you to go backstage

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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 Negotiations between Israel and Lebanon are expected to begin Tuesday in Washington, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s office has said, after Israel's surprise announcement authorizing talks despite the countries lack of official relations. —

ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026 Israel and Lebanon will have direct negotiations Negotiations between Israel and Lebanon are expected to begin Tuesday in Washington, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s office said Friday, after Israel’s surprise announcement authorizing talks despite the countries lack of official relations. —

Munir Ahmed, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026 Negotiations between Israel and Lebanon are expected to begin Tuesday in Washington, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s office has said, after Israel’s surprise announcement authorizing talks despite the countries lack of official relations. —

Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026 Negotiations between Israel and Lebanon are expected to begin Tuesday in Washington, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s office said Friday, after Israel’s surprise announcement authorizing talks despite the countries’ lack of official relations. —

Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026 Montana lawmakers approved the payments last year, authorizing up to $1,600 per pregnancy. —

Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026 But China, which was among the first countries to strike a deal with Iran allowing its ships to pass through the strait, Russia, and France opposed authorizing the use of force as part of the resolution. —

Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Apr. 2026 Bill Pugliano / Getty Images Whitmer declared a state of emergency for the three counties in the immediate aftermath of the storm, authorizing state resources for response and recovery efforts. —

Eric Henderson, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has perhaps been the most outspoken – doubling down on his condemnation of US strikes and his position of not authorizing the use of Spanish military bases or airspace for any activity relating to war in Iran. —

Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026

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Administration officials have credited Section 702 with helping to rescue American hostages overseas, enabling the seizure of fentanyl precursor chemicals from China and even preventing a terrorist attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Austria.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026
Jaylin Williams plowed through a screening Murray as Jokic drained a triple, enabling the Nuggets to tie it with a fortuitous 4-point play.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026