authorized

  • 1Authorized — Au thor*ized, a. 1. Possessed of or endowed with authority; as, an authorized agent. [1913 Webster] 2. Sanctioned by authority. [1913 Webster] {The Authorized Version} of the Bible is the English translation of the Bible published in 1611 under… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2authorized — [ô′thərīzd΄] adj. 1. established or justified by authority 2. given authority [my authorized agent] …

    English World dictionary

  • 3authorized — index admissible, allowable, allowed, de jure, due (regular), entitled, fully executed (signed) …

    Law dictionary

  • 4authorized — (Amer.) au·thor·ized || ɔːθəraɪzd adj. empowered, given authority; permitted, sanctioned; justified, warranted; certified, accredited (also authorised) authorize (Amer.) au·thor·ize || ɔːθəraɪz v. permit; approve; empower (also… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 5authorized — [adj] approved accredited, certified, commissioned, lawful, legal, legitimate, licensed, licit, official, recognized, sanctioned, warranted; concept 535 Ant. unofficial …

    New thesaurus

  • 6authorized — authorize au‧thor‧ize [ˈɔːθəraɪz ǁ ˈɒː ] also authorise verb [transitive] to give official or legal permission for something: • The board has authorized the buy back of 85,000 shares. • The bill would authorize $850 million a year in grants to… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 7authorized — adj. 1) (usu. does not stand alone) authorized to + inf. (we are not authorized to enter the restricted area) * * * [ ɔːθəraɪzd] (usu. does not stand alone) authorized to + inf. (we are not authorized to enter the restricted area) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 8Authorized — Authorize Au thor*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Authorized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Authorizing}.] [OE. autorize, F. autoriser, fr. LL. auctorizare, authorisare. See {Author}.] 1. To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 9authorized — /aw theuh ruyzd /, adj. 1. given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent. 2. duly sanctioned. [AUTHORIZE + ED2] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 10authorized — adj. Authorized is used with these nouns: ↑biography, ↑dealer, ↑distributor, ↑overdraft, ↑personnel, ↑representative, ↑signatory, ↑user …

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