Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Duly empowered: as, an authorized agent.
- Formally sanctioned by those having the right or power to sanction, as a reprint or translation of a book: as, an authorized edition; the authorized version of the Bible. Also
authorised .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Possessed of or endowed with authority.
- adjective Sanctioned by authority.
- adjective of the Bible is the English translation of the Bible published in 1611 under sanction of King James I. It was “appointed to be read in churches,” and has been the accepted English Bible. The Revised Version was published in a complete form in 1855.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Explicitly allowed . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
authorize .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective sanctioned by established authority
- adjective endowed with authority
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Examples
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Picard considered how many meanings rode behind the word authorized.
Dark Mirror Diane Duane 1993
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The report also sheds little new light on the most troubling part of Sino-Forest's business model: its reliance on what it calls "authorized intermediaries" - local partners that Muddy Waters and sources interviewed by The Globe and Mail during its own months-long investigation suggest may not be arms-length from the company itself.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MARK MACKINNON 2011
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Our faith tells us that what you authorized is an absolute evil.
Dear President Bush, 2009
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Of course having paper that says you are authorized is another defense.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Interesting “Unauthorized Access” Case 2010
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Also, Pfizer has agreed to supply Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. with what is known as an authorized generic Lipitor beginning Nov. 30.
Pfizer Tries to Block Merck Lipitor-Zetia Pill Peter Loftus 2011
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Obviously, when someone logs on as someone else using a stolen password he could be engaging in authorized access.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Interesting “Unauthorized Access” Case 2010
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The medal was again authorized, with changes indicated above, in 1939 for WWII.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Our faith tells us that what you authorized is an absolute evil.
Dear President Bush, 2009
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A withdrawal due to injury is noted, and no wings noted in authorized awards and decorations despite the MOS assigned.
ROY CARTER SPANN 2010
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Hillary & McCain authorized the Iraq War which so far had led to 41 brave Kentucky soldiers sacrificing their lives.
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