authorization

noun

au·​tho·​ri·​za·​tion ˌȯ-th(ə-)rə-ˈzā-shən 

1

: the act of authorizing

2

: an instrument that authorizes : sanction

Synonyms

• allowance
• clearance
• concurrence
• consent
• granting
• green light
• leave
• license
• licence
• permission
• sanction
• sufferance
• warrant

Examples of authorization in a Sentence

you will need the authorization of the council before you can act

his authorization to go ahead with the project was finally given

Recent Examples on the Web

With recipient authorizations, FedEx couriers can deliver the parcel to customers’ doorsteps and take a real-time photo showing its exact position, according to the company. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025

Prior authorization has become a pain point for patients and doctors. —Lauren Sausser | Kff Health News, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025

In response to the heists, the MTA announced plans to install alarms and brighter lights on train controls to alert when a train is moved without authorization. —Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025

At least one man arrested in connection with that case allegedly worked at the company without legal authorization, and further investigation led agents to suspect there were more, according to the affidavit. —Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English auctorisation "legal validation of a document," borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French auctorisacion "authorization," borrowed from Medieval Latin auctōrizātiōn-, auctōrizātiō "recognition as authoritative, authorization," from auctōrizāre "to authorize" + Latin -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing authorization

• emergency use authorization
• pre-authorization

Rhymes for authorization

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration