authorized

(verb) grant authorization or clearance for. Synonyms: authorize, authorise, pass, clear. Examples: "Clear the manuscript for publication." "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography."

(verb) give or delegate power or authority to. Synonyms: empower, authorise, authorize. Example: "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers."

(adj) endowed with authority. Synonyms: authorized (vs. unauthorized), authorised.

(adj) sanctioned by established authority. Synonyms: authoritative, authorised. Examples: "An authoritative communique." "The authorized biography."