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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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During his first term, for example, Mr. Trump invoked this power to spend more on a border wall than Congress had been willing to authorize.

Copyright Office granted access to medical device data, encompassing devices that aren’t implanted and allowing patients to authorize third parties to access devices to a certain extent.

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Congress, which authorizes and funds NIH, would have to sign off on major shifts in the agency’s funding.

This bond measure would authorize the state to borrow $10 billion to help fund the response to climate-related disasters such as drought, flooding and extreme heat.

The first place in California to authorize youth suffrage was Berkeley, where in 2016 more than 70% of voters approved a measure allowing students to have a voice in school board races.

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

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