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unauthorized
[uhn-aw-thuh-rahyzd]
adjective
lacking permission; unsanctioned.
unauthorized access.
lacking proper immigration or working papers: an unauthorized immigrant.
an unauthorized worker;
an unauthorized immigrant.
unauthorized
/ ʌˈɔːθəˌɪ /
adjective
not having official permission
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unauthorized1
Example Sentences
High school graduation in this Latino enclave was all-American in spirit, but embodied defiance toward federal officials trying to deport unauthorized immigrants.
When she owned and operated a manufacturing company in the ’80s, she said she benefited from then-President Reagan signing a new law that gave legal status and a path to citizenship to many unauthorized residents.
“They’re looking at me,” he said, referring to his own arrival in the U.S. as an unauthorized teenager from Portugal.
Worries over unauthorized use of generative AI were a sticking point in the historic double strike by actors and writers in 2023.
Cartier said "an unauthorized party gained temporary access to our system".
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