Authorise (Verb)
Meaning 1
Give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
Grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The government agency will authorise the project once the necessary papers have been filed.
- The IT department was authorised to clean up the company's computer system.
- She had to authorise the bank transfer by signing several documents.
- The airport authorities were unable to authorise takeoff due to bad weather.
- Only a senior manager can authorise any new business initiative that requires a budget of over a million dollars.