Definition of "reauthorization" []

• A second or subsequent authorization. (noun)
• A renewal of an authorization. (noun)

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• ""This bill is going to be so different and so ground breaking that [Oberstar] won't let you use the term reauthorization," he said."
• "On Thursday, Sen. Jay Rockefeller , the West Virginia Democrat who is chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, called on the House to adopt a "clean," short-term reauthorization measure."
• "We need to hear more about what the administration's priorities are for the long-term reauthorization of the transportation law."