reauthorize

verb

re·au·tho·rize (ˌ)rē-ˈȯ-thə-ˌrīz

reauthorized; reauthorizing; reauthorizes

transitive verb

: to authorize (something or someone) again

especially : to renew the authority or effective legal power, warrant, or right of

called for Congress to reauthorize the Clean Water Act

Since passage, each law has been amended or "reauthorized," a confusing process under which existing statutes are reenacted with new language. —

Gregg Easterbrook

reauthorization

(ˌ)rē-ˌȯ-th(ə-)rə-ˈzā-shən

noun

plural reauthorizations

Congressional leaders are expected to continue negotiating a long-term reauthorization of the program in the coming weeks. —

Mike Debonis

Examples of reauthorize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Congress reauthorized Section 702 of FISA last year, and it’s set to expire again in 2026. —

Emma Roth, The Verge, 27 Jan. 2025 The bill no longer reauthorizes the opioid-fighting SUPPORT Act or the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act. —

Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024 Other states have reauthorized the use of electric chairs, while Alabama last year started executing people using nitrogen gas. —

Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 Clarke keeps a framed copy of the statement issued by Bush in July 2006 when Congress reauthorized the Voting Rights Act in her office. —

N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reauthorize