authorize
Example Sentences
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Did he authorize Kushner and Witkoff to put it on the table as the basis for talks?
From Slate • May 7, 2026
The best new legal accreditors would authorize undergraduate colleges to award law degrees—not just graduate-level law schools.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The bills would authorize public prosecutors to enforce the measure with civil actions.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
Revised wording no longer explicitly invokes Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, which allows the Security Council to authorize armed force to restore peace.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
When they sought to withdraw the motion, the judge said he couldn't authorize a trial in a community where so many people had formed opinions about the accused.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing authorize
Quartering Act (1765)
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This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for January 1–January 7, 2022
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Maryland Toleration Act (1649)
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