authorize
Example Sentences
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The U.A.E. is lobbying for a United Nations Security Council resolution that would authorize such action, the officials said.
By authorizing the content and direction of the documentary, Jackson takes care to preserve and even somewhat redeem Joseph’s legacy, one that other documentaries, specials and fictionalized versions of Michael’s life have characterized as abusive.
From Salon
Parker Kingfisher and I were on the same side of the debate that a tribe had the right to authorize the use of their name, like with copyright protections.
From Literature
By 1534, Henry’s bishops were urging the king to authorize a new English translation of the Scriptures to help unify his realm.
The US Treasury Department separately issued a license Wednesday to authorize certain transactions between established US entities and Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA.
From Barron's
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