authorizer
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈɔːθəraɪzər/
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autorizador
- In our district, the authorizer is responsible for overseeing charter schools and ensuring they meet quality standards.
- charter authorizers
- school authorizers
Examples
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The authorizer granted the school permission to open its doors for the new academic year.
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The district is an authorizer, essentially a sponsor, for four charter schools.
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The schools are most likely to succeed if the authorizers focus on good performance management, Lake said.
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The certificate we use is from a well-known public authorizer.
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We developed this through interviews with 300 Dynasty Club authorizers.
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For any national strategy on international development to be successful, it must be designed in concert with Congress in order to gain support from appropriators and authorizers.
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32 other states allow alternate authorizers of charter schools, including state boards and commissions.
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The National PTA now supports all types of public charter schools and no longer opposes alternate authorizers.
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Still, authorizers continue to approve charter applications, ill-informed parents continue to use them, and taxpayers keep funding the schools—all without much discussion.
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Another report issued last year by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) sharply criticized the state Department of Education's process policies and procedures for approving charter school applications and monitoring their operations.
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Synonyms
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6.8
A person or organization that gives official permission to use something they own
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7.9
A person who gives property or rights to someone else by a legal document
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6.1
A person or organization that gives rights, property and permission
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6.8
A group or person that checks and confirms standards are met
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4.0
A person who gives official permission for requests or actions
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5.6
A person or group that sets rules for others to follow
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6.7
Something that makes a decision seem accepted or legal
A person or group that gives official permission for something
A person or organization that gives permission to start a new institution
A person who gives someone an honor, right, or property
A person or group who gives official approval to something
A person or thing that lets something happen
A person who agrees with an idea or plan
A person or group who gives official orders to others
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Authorizer comes from author and authorize, words that go back to an old root meaning 'originator' or 'giver of power'. So an authorizer is a person or organization who gives official permission and is the source of authority for a decision.