Both companies are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Smith says he will not say if he authorised the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone.
From the guardian.co.uk
Do you find yourself going beyond an authorised overdraft and incurring charges?
From the thisismoney.co.uk
The note is alleged to have been written, or at least authorised, by Mr Zardari.
From the smh.com.au
These companies are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Neither NatWest nor Santander allow students any additional authorised borrowing.
From the guardian.co.uk
In 2002 Congress authorised grants for old barns, then never provided the cash.
From the economist.com
If you require treatment, try to get it pre-authorised by calling your insurer.
From the guardian.co.uk
Sir Alistair's authorised version, while not uncritical, is certainly partisan.
From the economist.com
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Grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
Empower: give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"
(authorized) endowed with authority
(authorization) mandate: a document giving an official instruction or command
(authorization) the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
Authorization (also spelt Authorisation) is the function of specifying access rights to resources, which is related to information security and computer security in general and to access control in particular. More formally, "to authorize" is to define access policy. ...
(Authorized (horse)) Authorized (foaled February 14, 2004) is an Irish-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 2007 Epsom Derby.
To grant someone the power or authority to do something specific; to give someone permission; to sanction or consent; In American English usage only, to authorise frequently not only has the precise meaning above, but also means that the action being authorised was actually carried out, or at ...
(authorization) Permission; An act of authorizing; (A document giving) formal sanction, permission or warrant; Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose; this redundant sense?) (computing) The permission to use a specific resource; access control