Rolesets - authorize

authorize

authorize.01 - allow, grant permission

AUTHORIZE-V NOTES: Note that the subordinate agent can be passivized: "The railroadcompany was authorized to buy back..." This justifies splitting thesubordinate S. (from authorize.01-v)
AUTHORIZATION-N NOTES: Added due to expansion of Nombank. Comparison to 'authorize.01' No VN class. Framed by Katie. (from authorization.01-n)

Aliases:

authorize (v.)
authorization (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: allower
ARG1-PRD: action allowed
ARG2-PPT: explicit allowed-agent
ARG3-PRP: purpose

just transitive

Rymer Foods Inc. said
its boardARG0
authorizedrel
the purchase of as many as 500,000 of its common stock purchase warrants at a price of $ 4 a warrantARG1
.

agent and action

Norfolk Southern Corp. directorsARG0
authorizedrel
the railroad companyARG2
to buy back as many as 45 million of its shares , which would have a current value of more than $ 1.7 billionARG1
.

with purpose

An additional 299,000 sharesARG1
are
authorizedrel
for repurchaseARG3
under an earlier stock buy - back programARGM-LOC
.

arg 1

gives an
authorizationrel
to every Israeli soldier
to commit murderARG1

Noun not used with a light verb

The
authorizationrel
of Taiwan - area residentsARG2

arg 1 only

authorizationrel
to carry out a campaign to beautify Hsia StreetARG1
.

with purpose

$ 4.5 millionARG1
authorizationrel
for a health center in South CarolinaARG3