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v. To grant authority or power to.

v. To give permission for; sanction: the city agency that authorizes construction projects.

v. To be sufficient grounds for; justify.

v. To grant (someone) power or authority (to do something specific).

v. To give (someone) permission; to sanction or consent.

v. To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).

v. To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower.

v. To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize.

v. To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction.

v. To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to warrant.

v. To justify; to furnish a ground for.

To give authority, warrant, or legal power to; empower (a person): as, to authorize commissioners to settle the boundary of a state.

To give authority for; approve of and permit; formally sanction (an act or a proceeding).

To make authoritative or valid; legalize; validate.

To establish by authority or usage: as, an authorized idiom.

To warrant; vouch for.

To support (one's self) upon the authority (of).

Also spelled authorise.

v. give or delegate power or authority to

v. grant authorization or clearance for

"I won't accept your premise and won't indulge you any further on this until you respond to my initial question of "would you 'authorize' - were it your decision to make - internment camps, and incarceration based solely on that profiling?""

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