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authorization

noun
/ˌɔːθəɹaɪˈzeɪʃn/UK

Etymology

From authorize + -ation.

  1. derived from auctor
  2. derived from auctorizo
  3. derived from auctorisier
  4. inherited from auctorisen
  5. formed as authorization — “authorize + -ation”

Definitions

  1. An act of authorizing.

    • Our proposal thus envisages a new procedure for the authorization of experimental program
    • His authorization of decapitation targeting is incompatible with his theory of limited war
    • Its purpose is to govern the authorization of credit institutions and the provision of financial services throughout the EC.

  2. The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere

    The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.

    • I've got authorization. Call the office and you'll see.

  3. A document giving formal sanction, permission or warrant.

    • Can I see your authorization?
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.

      • We've had the authorization for years, but we've never gotten an appropriation.

The neighborhood

Derived

atomic authorization, deauthorization, misauthorization, postauthorization, preauthorization, prior authorization, reauthorization

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at authorization. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at authorization. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at authorization

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA