Authorization and Suppression

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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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Suppression is an antonym for authorization.

Suppression noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.

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Authorization is an antonym for suppression.

further authorization

further suppression

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Suppression and Authorization. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/authorization/suppression

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