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To bestow legal or official authority to

To accept as satisfactory or conforming to the required standards or rules

To select for a given role or responsibility

To enact or establish (a rule or law)

To entrust into the possession of safekeeping of someone

To come to a judgment or decision on something

To excuse or be a good reason for

To officially give a specified name or status to

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Verb

To bestow legal or official authority to

give authority to

give permission

give someone the authority

give the go-ahead

give the green light

give the go-ahead to

give the thumbs up to

give the green light to

be authorised^UK

be authorized^US

give a right to

give permission to

grant the right to

confer a right to

grant the right

give the right to

give a certificate to

give a diploma to

give the means to

invest with power

give the power to

put in someone's hands

admit to office

meet the requirements

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“We would not expect that any administrative office would authorize him to drive his car out there and back.”

Verb

To accept as satisfactory or conforming to the required standards or rules

give permission for

legitimatise^UK

legitimatize^US

give permission

give authority for

give consent to

give one's assent to

give the go-ahead for

give the green light for

give the green light to

give the thumbs up to

give a blank cheque to

give someone leave

give the go-ahead to

give the go-ahead

give the green light

decriminalize^US

give the stamp of approval to

decriminalise^UK

give approval to

give permission to

give the nod to

pronounce lawful

grant the right to

grant permission to

give the thumbs up

give one's leave

give authority to

give the right to

grant authority to

grant authorization to

grant a permit to

give authorization to

give a licence to

grant a licence to

give a permit to

give stamp of approval

give the seal of approval to

give one's blessing to

give one's consent

put the seal of approval on

lend your name to

give someone authorization

grant the right

give carte blanche

give your blessing

put into effect

make legally binding

give green light

give one's word

set one's seal to

put the seal on

bear the brunt of

set the seal on

put one's name to

say the magic word

sign one's name on

write signature

write one's signature on

give credence to

prove to be genuine

sign one's name

put John Hancock on

put John Henry on

set your hand to

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“We do not collect private information from you unless you authorize such an act by willingly giving us your information when it is requested.”

Verb

To select for a given role or responsibility

hold responsible

get something working

lay the foundations of

put one's finger on

confer holy orders on

lay down the law

put your foot down

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Verb

To enact or establish (a rule or law)

lay down the law

put your foot down

put into effect

put into practice

bring into effect

follow through with

arrange a time for

arrange a date for

read the riot act

constitutionalize

put laws in force

put into action

bring into play

put into operation

give the command to

give the order to

give directions

give the seal of approval to

give the go-ahead to

give the green light to

give the thumbs up to

railroad through

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Verb

To entrust into the possession of safekeeping of someone

put in charge of

give custody of

give into the custody of

give into the charge of

put into the hands of

give into the care of

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To come to a judgment or decision on something

come to a decision about

make a decision

come to a decision

come to an agreement

come to a conclusion

take a decision on

call the shots on

settle on a plan of action

make up your mind

reach a decision

take a decision

come to the conclusion

make a point of

draw a conclusion

arrive at conclusion

come to decision

come to agreement

reach a conclusion

come to conclusion

have the intention

make your mind up

make up one's mind

have final word

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Verb

To excuse or be a good reason for

be a reason for

be a defence of

be a justification for

be good reason for

offer grounds for

be deserving of

be qualified for

have a right to

have a claim on

have a claim to

be good enough for

wipe slate clean

have the right to

declare innocent

pronounce not guilty

legitimatize^US

legitimatise^UK

give the stamp of approval to

deal leniently with

make allowances for

make allowance for

let someone off with

forgive and forget

look the other way

let something ride

give ground for

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Verb

To officially give a specified name or status to

characterise^UK

characterize^US

individualise^UK

individualize^US

give the title of

make distinctive

compartmentalize^US

compartmentalise^UK

answer to the name of

go by the name of

give an account of

paint a picture

give the name of

put it on record

show the position of

give evidence of

call a spade a spade

give the meaning of

express in words

state precisely

characterize as

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