authorization
noun/ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃn/
/ˌɔːθərəˈzeɪʃn/
(British English also authorisation)
- [uncountable, countable] official permission or power to do something; the act of giving permission
- You may not enter the security area without authorization.
- Who gave the authorization to release the data?
Extra Examples- She requested authorization to visit the site herself.
- The change of plan would require authorization from the minister.
- The government will probably refuse authorization under these conditions.
- They secured congressional authorization for a new hydro-electric dam.
- We cannot act without the explicit authorization of the board.
- You will need prior authorization from your bank.
- He had given authorization for work to begin on the project.
- Her defence was that she had acted with the general authorization of the President.
- The department is responsible for the authorization of spending.
- The order was, in effect, an authorization to plan a coup.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- formal
- official
- written
- …
- need
- require
- ask for
- …
- with authorization
- without authorization
- authorization for
- …
- [countable] a document that gives somebody official permission to do something
- Can I see your authorization?
- She had to sign an authorization to stop the payment.
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