authorization
noun
au·tho·ri·za·tion
ˌȯ-th(ə-)rə-ˈzā-shən 
1
: the act of authorizing
2
: an instrument that authorizes : sanction
Examples of authorization in a Sentence
you will need the authorization of the council before you can act
his authorization to go ahead with the project was finally given
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And Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, who was instrumental in the development and authorization of mRNA vaccines during the Covid-19 pandemic, was forced out of the agency this month.
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Roughly 985,000 people used the app to make appointments at a port of entry at the border, with those who entered often permitted to seek asylum and given temporary work authorization.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Finally, the system requires an efficient framework for authorization of all communications and data transfer based on principles of zero trust, in which every action by a user or device is authenticated, authorized and continuously validated.
—Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The steel and aluminum tariffs Trump imposed on China during his first term where narrower and done under a different congressional authorization.
—Jonathan Karl, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Roughly 985,000 people used the app to make appointments at a port of entry at the border, with those who entered often permitted to seek asylum and given temporary work authorization.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Finally, the system requires an efficient framework for authorization of all communications and data transfer based on principles of zero trust, in which every action by a user or device is authenticated, authorized and continuously validated.
—Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The steel and aluminum tariffs Trump imposed on China during his first term where narrower and done under a different congressional authorization.
—Jonathan Karl, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for authorization
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“Authorization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/authorization. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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