0 present participle of authorize
1 to give official permission for something to happen, or to give someone official permission to do something:
Who authorized this expenditure?
[ + to infinitive ] I authorized my bank to pay her £3,000.
The prime minister authorized a pre-emptive air strike against the rebels.
The government has authorized the army to sell its surplus weapons.
Several unreliable dealers have been struck off our list of authorized suppliers.
Members of authorizing committees have delegated to members of appropriations committees the power (subject to floor votes) to limit spending.
Directors who were either absent at the meeting authorizing an illegal dividend, or that voted on the record against it, were exempt from liability.
Here, however, courts were really authorizing the expenditure of public monies for the creation and preservation of parks, rather than the beautification of the skyline.
