authorization
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4.1
- noun
- /ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Formal
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autorización
- Supply the medical records department with a photocopy of an authorization to release information at the time of service.
- obtain authorization
- authorization process
- authorization of purchases
But vaccine supplies, we hope, will come subject always subject to authorisation by the MHRA.
- But vaccine supplies, we hope, will come subject always subject to authorisation by the MHRA.
- In part, they said it's because the current authorizations do not account for the impact of greenhouse gas emissions.
- The FDA also gave emergency authorization for hydroxy chloroquine.
- So I've forgotten what what year the OSTP Act, Authorization Act actually passed.
- And we prevailed and got the authorization, but we wanted the ACT to to give automatic enrollment to all of our children.
Examples
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The company received official authorization to launch its new product line next month.
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Authorization to travel.
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Gentlemen, I have in my hand the final authorization to proceed, signed by the President.
Fiction book (1995) -
Authorization to dock in Section 1.
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My department will need written authorization countersigned by central council.
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This authorization supersedes any need you have of the vehicle as evidence.
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Our authorization comes from the War secretary, Edwin Stanton, and by order of the president.
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Before starting the project, we need to obtain written authorization from the board of directors.
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You must provide the necessary authorization to access the confidential files.
Synonyms
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4.6
An official paper that gives permission to do something, for example a court order
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2.1
An official paper that lets someone do something
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4.4
Official permission to enter a place or take an action
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5.3
An official paper that tells a person or group to do something
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6.1
An official instruction from a government or organization
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9.9
Official permission from an authority to publish a work
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3.3
A record issued by an authority that shows a legal agreement or gives a right
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Authorization comes from the Latin root auctor, meaning 'author' or 'one who gives power', and shares the same root as authority and author. So an authorization as a document is a paper that officially 'gives permission' or an order to act.