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give authority

verb as in authorize

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But the men now at the head of affairs at Paris were afraid to give authority of any kind to Napoleon, even for a limited time.

Then, again, Sir Wycherly could only give authority over that which was his own.

He moved to amend the bill so as to give authority to borrow a sum of money "not exceeding four millions of dollars."

Inspiration is only necessary to give authority to that which is repugnant to human reason.

For to all my followers I give authority and power to help themselves freely from every side.'

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

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