Authorization and Embargo

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Authorization noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.

Usage example: you will need the authorization of the council before you can act

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Embargo is an antonym for authorization.

Embargo noun - An order that something not be done or used.

Usage example: there's a standing embargo against the use of foul language in this house

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Authorization is an antonym for embargo.

Nearby Words: embargoed, embargoing

However, there is an embargo on teaching technology without authorization by the government.

Source: Alien Non-Interference Clause

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