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authorizes

verb as in give power or control

verb as in permit, allow

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Exceptions are granted for self-defense, or when the U.N. Security Council specifically authorizes it.

The mere act of passing a law, if it comes with designated spending, authorizes new borrowing.

On top of all of this, the bill authorizes anti-gay discrimination by anyone who works for the state of Kansas.

That Clause authorizes Congress to regulate interstate commerce, not to order individuals to engage in it.

She said the debt ceiling—which authorizes borrowing money to cover current spending obligations—should never be raised.

Mr. William Allen White, of Kansas, was present in the office, and authorizes me to state that he substantiates this anecdote.

The 11th section authorizes the coining of the three cent coin, probably to facilitate the payment of these rates.

Nothing authorizes us to affirm that there may not exist, side by side with us, living, invisible forces.

A heart that submits to all the obligations of nature has alone the right to profit also by the liberties which it authorizes.

Section 11 of the law authorizes the President to purchase and store and sell wheat and flour, meal, beans, and potatoes.

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On this page you'll find 45 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to authorizes, such as: empower, enable, okay, entitle, license, and bless.

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

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