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Authorizing
To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).
📖 Definitions of "Authorizing"
verb
- 1
To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).
"The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter."
- 2
To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).
"The judge authorized the wiretapping."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Authorizing"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| passverb | To change place. |
| clearverb | (transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from. |
| authoriseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize. [(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.] |
| admittingnoun | An act of admission; an allowing to enter. |
| allowverb | (transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to. |
| allowedverb | Permitted, authorized. |
| allowingverb | (transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to. |
| allowsverb | (transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to. |
| approvalnoun | An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements. |
| approvedverb | Having received approval. |
| approvesverb | (transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of. |
| approvingverb | Expressing approbation; commending |
| askverb | To request or petition. |
| authorisationnoun | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorization. [(countable) An act of authorizing.] |
| authorisedverb | Alternative spelling of authorized. [Explicitly allowed.] |
| authorisesverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize. [(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.] |
| authorisingverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize. [(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.] |
| authoritynoun | (uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right. |
| authorizationnoun | (uncountable) The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission. |
| authorizationsnoun | (uncountable) The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission. |
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