unauthorized
adjective/ʌnˈɔːθəraɪzd/
/ʌnˈɔːθəraɪzd/
(British English also unauthorised)
- without official permission
- No access for unauthorized personnel.
- unauthorized use of public funds
- an unauthorized biography (= written without the subject’s permission or help)
Extra Examples- Failure to complete the form will result in absences being regarded as unauthorized.
- There was a ban on all unauthorized marches.
- They violated international law by making unauthorized broadcasts to the mainland.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnauthorized is used with these nouns:- absence
- access
- biography
- …
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