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au·thor·ize

(ô′thə-rīz′)

tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es

1. To grant authority or power to.

2. To give permission for (something); sanction: the city agency that authorizes construction projects.

[Middle English auctorisen, from Old French autoriser, from Medieval Latin auctōrizāre, from Latin auctor, author; see author.]

au′thor·iz′er n.

Synonyms: authorize, accredit, commission, empower, license
These verbs mean to give someone the authority to act: authorized her partner to negotiate on her behalf; a representative who was accredited by his government; commissioned the real-estate agent to purchase the house; was empowered to make decisions during the president's absence; a pharmacist licensed to practice in two states.

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authorized

(ˈɔːθəˌraɪzd) or

authorised

adj

officially permitted or empowered

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Adj.	1.	authorized - endowed with authority authorised lawful - conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of dissent" legitimate - of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful official - having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative" unauthorised, unauthorized - not endowed with authority
	2.	authorized - sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography" authorised, authoritative official - having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative"

authorized

adjective official, commissioned, approved, licensed, ratified, signed and sealed The application will be processed by one of our authorized agents.

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Translations

autorizzato

уполномоченный авторизованный

authorized

[ˈɔːθəraɪzd] ADJ → autorizado
authorized agent → agente mf oficial
authorized biography → biografía f oficial
authorized capital (Comm) → capital m autorizado, capital m escriturado
authorized distributor → distribuidor m autorizado
Authorized Version → Versión f Autorizada (de la Biblia)

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authorized

adj overdraft → bewilligt; person, representative, bank → autorisiert, bevollmächtigt; biography → autorisiert; “authorized personnel only” → „Zutritt nur für Befugte“; duly authorized (Jur, Fin) → ordnungsgemäß bevollmächtigt; authorized dealer → Vertragshändler(in) m(f); authorized signatory → Zeichnungsberechtigte(r) mf; authorized signature → Unterschrift f → eines bevollmächtigten Vertreters

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THE SECOND point to be examined is, whether the convention were authorized to frame and propose this mixed Constitution.

ALTERATIONS in the body of the instrument are expressly authorized. NEW PROVISIONS therein are also expressly authorized.

But that the objectors may be disarmed of every pretext, it shall be granted for a moment that the convention were neither authorized by their commission, nor justified by circumstances in proposing a Constitution for their country: does it follow that the Constitution ought, for that reason alone, to be rejected?

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Miss Bennet was therefore established as a sweet girl, and their brother felt authorized by such commendation to think of her as he chose.

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And as by the 16th article of the company's agreement, they were authorized to abandon this undertaking, and dissolve the concern, if before the period of five years it should be found unprofitable, they now formally announced their intention to do so on the 1st day of June, of the ensuing year, unless in the interim they should receive the necessary support and supplies from Mr.

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The event which it authorized soon followed: Henry and Catherine were married, the bells rang, and everybody smiled; and, as this took place within a twelvemonth from the first day of their meeting, it will not appear, after all the dreadful delays occasioned by the general's cruelty, that they were essentially hurt by it.

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Bagration replied that he was not authorized either to accept or refuse a truce and sent his adjutant to Kutuzov to report the offer he had received.

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He acted as her almoner and secretary as well as her steward--distributed her charities, wrote her letters on business, paid her bills, engaged her servants, stocked her wine-cellar, was authorized to borrow books from her library, and was served with his meals in his own room.

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"Are you authorized by her Majesty to communicate it to me?"

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Perhaps the only formal whaling code authorized by legislative enactment, was that of Holland.

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As per Release Strategy issued by the Finance Division on 15.07.2019, 20% of the PSDP allocation has to be authorized for PSDP funded projects.

Authorization of PSDP funds during 2019-20 - Press Note issued by Press Information Department

The Filipinos' golds were won by Ian Matthew Corton in the authorized individual male event and Paul Anthony Rodriguez and Maria Nicole Anne Labayne in the authorized poomsae pair tilt.