authorization

Study(12)

/ˌɔːθəɹaɪˈzeɪʃn/

noun 4

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

formal, official, written

prior

The school requires prior authorization before students can go on field trips.

VERB + AUTHORIZATION

need, require

ask for, seek

The manager sought authorization from the director before hiring new staff.

get, have, obtain | give sb, grant (sb)

refuse (sb)

The bank refused authorization for the large international transfer due to security concerns.

revoke

PREP

with/without ~

The company can't release any customer data without authorization from the legal department.

~ for

The manager gave authorization for the new project to begin next month.

~ from

You need authorization from your parents before you can go on the school trip.

Definitions

noun

An act of authorizing.

Our proposal thus envisages a new procedure for the authorization of experimental program

His authorization of decapitation targeting is incompatible with his theory of limited war

The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.

I've got authorization. Call the office and you'll see.

A document giving formal sanction, permission or warrant.

Can I see your authorization?

Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.

We've had the authorization for years, but we've never gotten an appropriation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

authorisation
empowerment

noun — official permission or approval

authority
authorisation
sanction

noun — the power or right to give orders or make decisions

authority
authorisation
potency
dominance
say-so

noun — a document giving an official instruction or command

mandate
authorisation

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Our proposal thus envisages a new procedure for the authorization of experimental program

Wiktionary

His authorization of decapitation targeting is incompatible with his theory of limited war

Wiktionary

Its purpose is to govern the authorization of credit institutions and the provision of financial services throughout the EC.

Wiktionary

His job is to manage credit authorization.

Tatoeba · #286441

In order to make use of the nursing services covered by long-term care insurance, an authorization form indicating their necessity must be filled out.

Tatoeba · #327434

For that reason the outcome of the primary nursing care requirement authorization has to relate to the amount of nursing care required.

Tatoeba · #329351

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, authorization is marked as British, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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