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Third Person
authorizes
Present Participle
authorizing
Past Tense
authorized
Past Participle
authorized
1
to officially give permission for a specific action, process, etc.
transitive
- The manager will authorize the contract by signing it, giving official approval for the business deal.
- The president has the authority to authorize military operations in times of national security.
- The city council authorized the construction of a new public park in the downtown area.
- The bank authorized the transfer of funds from the customer's account to pay their monthly bills.
- Banks often require customers to authorize certain transactions through a signature or other verification methods.
2
to give official permission or approval for someone to do something
- System administrators can authorize users to access specific software or databases by granting them permission.
- Patients need to authorize medical professionals to perform certain procedures by providing informed consent.
- The manager authorized the employee to make purchases on behalf of the company up to a certain limit.
- The principal authorized the students to use the gymnasium for a charity fundraiser event.
- The board of directors authorized the CEO to negotiate a merger with another company.
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