reauthorization
reauthorization noun: a second or subsequent authorization.
Noun
reauthorization (countable and uncountable, plural reauthorizations)
- A second or subsequent authorization.
- A renewal of an authorization.
- The 1994 law remains crucial to the nation’s efforts to combat domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. Previous reauthorizations sailed through Congress.2012 November 24, “The G.O.P. and Violence Against Women”, in The New York Times
- This reauthorization cycle, those skeptics have backing among Republicans who have aligned themselves with former President Donald J. Trump’s distrust of security agencies and surveillance.2023 February 27, Charlie Savage, “Security Agencies and Congress Brace for Fight Over Expiring Surveillance Law”, in The New York Times
Forms of reauthorization
| plural | reauthorizations |
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Origin of reauthorization
From re- + authorization.
Questions about reauthorization
- What does reauthorization mean?
- Reauthorization means a second or subsequent authorization.
- What part of speech is reauthorization?
- Reauthorization is a noun.
- What is the plural of reauthorization?
- The plural of reauthorization is reauthorizations.
Words near reauthorization in the dictionary
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