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View definitions for authorize

authorize

verb as in give power or control

verb as in permit, allow

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The Senate will vote Tuesday on whether to authorize the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

He then called on Congress to authorize a program to train and equip 5,000 rebels per year in Saudi Arabia, which they did.

If you miss your session, you authorize the app to charge your credit card or PayPal account.

President Obama has asked Congress to authorize $500 million to train a new Syrian opposition out of Saudi Arabia.

Obama relied on the September 14 resolution, like Bush, to authorize drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia.

Nor can he sell the property to himself, nor authorize any other person to bid and purchase for him either directly or indirectly.

Any owner can sell his interest whenever he pleases, and all of them may authorize the sale of the entire vessel.

Did you, yourself, personally authorize or instruct that the search be conducted which produced these telegrams?

Miller sent an orderly to find some general officer to authorize the movement, and drew up his men in readiness.

His next measure, one to formally authorize the relection of tribunes, was defeated.

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On this page you'll find 96 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to authorize, such as: empower, enable, entitle, license, okay, and accredit.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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