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Six example sentences with authorise, each labelled with its topic.
The statute authorises the inspector to enter any warehouse at reasonable hours without first obtaining a separate warrant.
Law
Only two directors may authorise a payment above fifty thousand, and both signatures must appear on the same form.
Business
The trustees authorised the fund manager to trade on their behalf, but capped each position at one percent.
Finance
Parliament voted to authorise the new commissioner to inspect any ministry, a power no official had held before.
Politics
A senior doctor must authorise the nurse to adjust the dose, and the change is logged with both names.
Medicine
The admin panel lets a manager authorise a contractor to view one folder without granting access to the rest of the drive.
Technology
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