Authorization and Refusal

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Authorization

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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Antonyms for Authorization
Refusal is an antonym for authorization in permission topic.
Nearby Words: authority, authorize, authorise, author, authorized

Refusal

Refusal noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.
Usage example: his flat refusal of our reasonable request was rather startling
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Antonyms for Refusal
Authorization is an antonym for refusal.
Nearby Words: refuse, refused, refusing, refuser
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proper proper authorization proper refusal
personal personal authorization personal refusal
multiple multiple authorization multiple refusal
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