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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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"He also said convalescent plasma — the treatment the FDA controversially authorized last week — will "save thousands of lives.

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The governor has authorized the deployment of 500 members of the National Guard to Kenosha, doubling the number of troops in the city of 100,000.

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FEMA has been authorized to provide up to $44 billion in support, which economists estimate would last just one to two months if paid as intended to millions receiving jobless benefits.

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DraftKings became what’s called an “authorized gaming partner” of Major League Baseball.

Voters will also weigh in on a measure that asks whether Encinitas should authorize commercial cannabis activities, including retail sales, cultivation and manufacturing.

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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