authorise
Give official approval
Authorise is the British spelling of authorize, meaning to give official permission or approval.
Someone with authority authorises actions, documents, or expenditures: The minister authorised the release of funds.
Banks authorise transactions; governments authorise military operations.
To be authorised is to have proper approval or credentials.
Granted right to act
- permitOfficial written authorization
- allowGrant permission for
- grantBestow or award money
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
consent · sanction · license · approve · pass · entitle · warrant · accredit
Formally accept or authorize
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- backReverse side; support
- ratifyFormally confirm agreement
confirm · affirm · uphold · second · vouch · recommend · sign off · countersign
Make officially permitted
- validateConfirm as true
- legitimizeMake lawful or valid
- ratifyFormally confirm agreement
- authenticateConfirm as genuine
certify · formalize · codify · statutory · lawful · legal · constitutional · decriminalize
permission
Granted right to act
clearance · consent · sanction · license · approve · pass · entitle · warrant · accredit · certify
approve
Formally accept or authorize
ratify · confirm · affirm · uphold · second · vouch · recommend · sign off · countersign · cosign
legalize
Make officially permitted
- validateConfirm as true
- legitimizeMake lawful or valid
- ratifyFormally confirm agreement
authenticate · certify · formalize · codify · statutory · lawful · legal · constitutional · decriminalize · regulate
delegate
Entrust authority to another
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- empowerGrant authority or confidence
entrust · vest · invest · deputize · designate · appoint · enable · accredit · credential · charter
authorisedisempower
Remove capacity to act
revoke · rescind · withdraw · retract · invalidate
authorisecondemn
Declare wrong or guilty
delegitimize · discredit · denounce · contradict · repudiate
- transit authorityAgency overseeing public transportation
- authority figurePerson wielding official power
- with authority
- voice of authority
- moral authorityInfluence from perceived righteousness
- housing authorityAgency overseeing public residences
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