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  • adjective Not authorized.

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non- +‎ authorized

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Examples

  • In other words, not only could someone disseminate a nonauthorized order to launch a nuclear weapon, but the system itself had no way to make certain that the order came—ultimately—from the president.

    How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011

  • In other words, not only could someone disseminate a nonauthorized order to launch a nuclear weapon, but the system itself had no way to make certain that the order came—ultimately—from the president.

    How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011

  • There are about 40,000 independent brokers, wholesalers and retailers world-wide — about half of which are in the U.S. — whose sales total $187 billion annually, according to the Association of Service and Computer Dealers International, whose membership primarily consists of nonauthorized stores.

    Tough Times for Independent IT Dealers 2010

  • That's often difficult for nonauthorized resellers to do, as equipment passes through multiple owners before landing in their hands.

    Tough Times for Independent IT Dealers 2010

  • While independent dealers acknowledge that there are some disreputable companies, they say the government should find ways to work with legitimate resellers, such as by inspecting their operations or requiring some type of certification, according to the ASCDI, the group that consists of nonauthorized companies.

    Tough Times for Independent IT Dealers 2010

  • The alliance that represents the manufacturers says nonauthorized resellers "should invest themselves into the manufacturers 'programs" if they want a better chance at winning contracts, according to Mr. Olsen.

    Tough Times for Independent IT Dealers 2010

  • The number of counterfeits turning up in the overall supply chain more than doubled between 2005 and 2007, with the vast majority of counterfeit equipment coming from nonauthorized dealers, according to a study released earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security.

    Tough Times for Independent IT Dealers 2010

  • The study — which set out to uncover the extent of the counterfeit problem — says federal, state and local governments have historically procured roughly 40% of their technology systems from nonauthorized dealers.

    Tough Times for Independent IT Dealers 2010

  • All nonauthorized religious associations were ordered to regularize their positions within three months.

    1880, March 29, 30 2001

  • And if you can rig a program so that individual terminals'll blow their boards if a nonauthorized person uses them, so much the better. . .

    My Enemy My Ally Diane Duane 2000

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