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unauthorized

US /əˈnɔθɚˌaɪzd/

adjective Advanced · C1 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

not endowed with authority

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Unauthorized persons are not allowed to enter the server room.

Synonyms

  • unofficialnot having official authority or sanction
  • illicitcontrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention
  • unlicensedlacking official approval

Collocations

  • Easy unauthorized person entry
    describing unauthorized person entry (not endowed with authority)
  • Medium prevent unauthorized system access
    to prevent unauthorized system access, meaning to keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  • Hard impose sanctions for unauthorized disclosures of state secrets
    to impose sanctions for unauthorized disclosures of state secrets, meaning to compel to behave in a certain way
  • Very Hard an unauthorized covert operation disavowed by the state
    referring to an unauthorized covert operation disavowed by the state

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