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unauthorized

[uhn-aw-thuh-rahyzd]

adjective

  1. lacking permission; unsanctioned.

    unauthorized access.

  2. lacking proper immigration or working papers: an unauthorized immigrant.

    an unauthorized worker;

    an unauthorized immigrant.



unauthorized

/ ʌˈɔːθəˌɪ /

adjective

  1. not having official permission

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Word History and Origins

Origin of unauthorized1

First recorded in 1595–1600; un- 1 ( def. ) + authorized ( def. )
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High school graduation in this Latino enclave was all-American in spirit, but embodied defiance toward federal officials trying to deport unauthorized immigrants.

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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.

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“They’re looking at me,” he said, referring to his own arrival in the U.S. as an unauthorized teenager from Portugal.

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Worries over unauthorized use of generative AI were a sticking point in the historic double strike by actors and writers in 2023.

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Cartier said "an unauthorized party gained temporary access to our system".

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