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1. Endowed with authority
   - authorized
    
2. Sanctioned by established authority
   "an authorised communiqué"
   - authoritative, authorized

1. Give or delegate power or authority to
   "She authorised her assistant to sign the papers"
   - empower, authorize
    
2. Grant authorization or clearance for
   "The rock star never authorised this slanderous biography"
   - authorize, pass, clear

See also: accredited, approved, authorisation [Brit], authoriser [Brit], authorization, canonised [Brit], canonized, commissioned, empowered, glorified, lawful, legitimate, licenced [Brit, Cdn], licensed, mandate, official, sanctioned, sceptered, sceptred

Type of: allow, appoint, charge, countenance, let, permit

Encyclopedia: Authorise