authorize
Example Sentences
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He has repeatedly called for dialogue with protesters but on Wednesday announced a bill to declare a state of emergency, which would authorize military deployment to crack down and clear the blockades.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
The hospital would not authorize a transfer or arrange to send her in an ambulance, and it offered no explanation for why.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
The U.S. government doesn’t typically authorize payments for vessels under sanctions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The draft policy also makes clear that teachers should not authorize students to use computers for fun if, for example, they finish academic work early or complete it especially well.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
What Priddy needed was a blanket legal order that would authorize him to sterilize a woman on explicitly eugenic grounds; one such test case would set the standard for a thousand.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing authorize
Quartering Act (1765)
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This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for January 1–January 7, 2022
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Maryland Toleration Act (1649)
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