authorizing

verb

present participle of authorize
1
as in enabling
to give official or legal power to only the school nurse is authorized to give any necessary shots

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2
as in entitling
to give a right to this pass will authorize you to go backstage

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3
as in approving
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory a system for sound reproduction that has been authorized as meeting the electronic industry's highest standards

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Recent Examples of authorizing Council members approved the controversial resolution by a narrow vote of 8-7 late Monday, authorizing Mayor Andre Dickens and his administration to sell the Atlanta City Detention Center. — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026 In 2023, Florida passed a law authorizing school districts to make menstrual hygiene products available, at no charge, in schools. — Natalie La Roche Pietri, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026 Still, the world’s richest person jumped back into the political fray that same month, authorizing America PAC to spend $100 million to $120 million for a new field program focused on conservative voter turnout in the 2026 midterms. — Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 12 Oct. 2026 Judge Stephanie Santoro granted Klitschko’s request, appointing him temporary guardian of his daughter’s estate and authorizing him to file a probate petition on her behalf. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026 In September 2022, the City Council approved a $175,000 settlement with Dougan in that case, according to documents authorizing the payment. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 Between your wallet and the coffee shop sit a custodian holding your balance, a program manager running the card, a sponsor bank whose BIN it is issued under, a processor authorizing the swipe and the network that clears it. — Shawn Yu, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Tech YouTuber Matt Robb says that Muse gave out his home address to a total stranger this weekend, after authorizing the bot to handle his Facebook Marketplace account. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026 The ranch’s owners have worked with a Western Slope congressman to draft a bill authorizing the land swap instead of pursuing the Bureau of Land Management administrative process for such exchanges. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authorizing
  1. enabling
  2. entitling
  3. approving
  4. empowering
  5. qualifying
  6. ratifying
  7. permitting
  8. confirming
Verb
  • Ard succeeds Ryan Fiedler, who has served as CFO since June 2025 and is stepping down to transition to an external consulting role, enabling him to spend more time with his family, according to the company.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • For example, Pontello showed how Hydrogel, Soko’s process that converts water into a gel, enabling a gentler, faster, and significantly more sustainable wash, can achieve new effects by adding color to the gel.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of enabling
Verb
  • The ruling gave hijras official status as a minority community, entitling them to various forms of government assistance.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
  • The superintendent, general counsel and chief auditor qualify for the supplements due to provisions in their contracts entitling them to the same increases as other administrative staff, officials said.
    — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
Definition of entitling
Verb
  • To support the transition, the council passed a resolution approving a grant agreement with The Recycling Partnership Inc.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Meloni moved quickly after the previous weekend’s looting and clashes, sending 500 additional soldiers to Milan and approving tougher penalties for minors involved in vandalism.
    — Amanda Macias, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of approving
Verb
  • That's the belief behind a university program committed to empowering students who are in prison.
    — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Leadership must move from supervising activity to empowering execution.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of empowering
Verb
  • Eligible adults were able to receive as much as $1,200 as well as $500 per qualifying child.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Along with preventing that tax increase, the law added deductions for qualifying tips and overtime pay, as well as certain auto loan interest.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of qualifying
Verb
  • Hence, the National Players Basketball Association plans to talk with the NBA about ratifying the CBA to alter spending restrictions.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The European Union and the United States took one ultra-laborious step forward in ratifying their bilateral trade deal in late June.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
Definition of ratifying
Verb
  • Many of his domestic critics have faulted him for prolonging the war in Gaza to appease his far-right allies, and for permitting ultra-Orthodox Jews to forgo military service to appease that sizable religious voter bloc.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Alongside the Capital Markets Union, the Savings and Investments Union and reforms like EuVECA, the Commission’s focus on grid connections, energy costs and permitting backlogs points in the right direction.
    — Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of permitting
Verb
  • Google’s statement is essentially a roundabout way of confirming that Workspace and Photos data may inform ads.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Swiss media quoted the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs as confirming the release of the Swiss woman.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of confirming

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“Authorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authorizing. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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