reauthorization
- noun
- /ˌriːˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Formal
- Advocates are pushing for the reauthorization of the health care initiative to ensure continued support for low-income families.
- reauthorization bill
- Reauthorization Act
But when the reauthorization came up this time, that wouldn't bring it up.
- But when the reauthorization came up this time, that wouldn't bring it up.
Examples
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Instead, Congress enacted a law, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act.
Blog text (29) -
The possibility that a formal reauthorization will occur in anticipation of the FY 1998 appropriating process is extremely remote.
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The Violence Against Women Act reauthorization is still waiting to be passed.
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And it seems like now after some resistance, a clean reauthorization of that is unlikely to happen.
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We have also begun to address common issues of interest in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Academic text (1999) -
If this draft is a reflection of the upcoming reauthorization bill, then we implore Congress to develop alternatives.
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The 1987 reauthorization hearings themselves illustrated the sharp conflict between the two branches.
Academic text (1990) -
The findings by Peterson and West (2006) have important implications as the reauthorization of NCLB is being debated in Congress.
Academic text (2011) -
The Senate will vote next week on the reauthorization of funding for public education programs.
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The reauthorization of the environmental protection law is crucial for maintaining clean air and water standards.
Synonyms
An official check that a person or document still meets required rules
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
reauthorization = reauthorize (transparent) = re + authoriz + ation
This is a standard noun formation from the verb 'reauthorize' meaning the act or process of authorizing again.
Etymology
Reauthorization starts with re- meaning 'again' and ends with authorization, which is like the word authority and means 'official permission'. So reauthorization is the official act of giving permission again.