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 entrydescribing unauthorized person entry (not endowed with authority)
- Medium prevent unauthorized system accessto prevent unauthorized system access, meaning to keep from happening or arising; make impossible
- Hard impose sanctions for unauthorized disclosures of state secretsto 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 statereferring to an unauthorized covert operation disavowed by the state
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.