reauthorize

verb

re·au·tho·rize (ˌ)rē-ˈȯ-thə-ˌrīz

reauthorized; reauthorizing; reauthorizes

transitive verb

: to authorize (something or someone) again

especially : to renew the authority or effective legal power, warrant, or right of

called for Congress to reauthorize the Clean Water Act

Since passage, each law has been amended or "reauthorized," a confusing process under which existing statutes are reenacted with new language. —

Gregg Easterbrook

reauthorization

(ˌ)rē-ˌȯ-th(ə-)rə-ˈzā-shən

noun

plural reauthorizations

Congressional leaders are expected to continue negotiating a long-term reauthorization of the program in the coming weeks. —

Mike Debonis

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The dental organization also supports bills that would provide adult dental coverage to Medicaid recipients and reauthorize a grant program for dental providers to practice in underserved areas, including rural communities. —

Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024 Earlier this year, Vance co-sponsored the bill to reauthorize funding for the program from 2027 to 2031. —

Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2024 Three months after that, the House Ethics Committee reauthorized its own investigation of Gaetz. —

Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024 The program should have been reauthorized last year, but the deadline was extended due to partisan divide. —

Carrie Welton, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reauthorize