The phrase "authorize themselves" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where individuals or groups are granting themselves permission or power to take certain actions or make decisions.
Example: "In the absence of a formal leader, the team members decided to authorize themselves to make the necessary changes to the project."
Alternatives: "grant themselves authority" or "empower themselves".
In some cases, websites have authorized themselves to access your account data without your permission.
I was getting some new clients: a raisin cooperative in Chile, a wealthy Atlanta widow who wanted a wing of the National Gallery of Art named after her, and the National Association of Former First Ladies, who were trying to get Congress to authorize a monument to themselves on the Mall in Washington.
To assure repayment, borrowers provide lenders with direct access to their deposit account; in effect, borrowers authorize lenders to repay themselves from the borrower's account.
"They're authorized to defend themselves but they're not required to fight to the last man," he said.
As some states seek to increase regulation but also further protect and institutionalize medical marijuana, federal prosecutors are suddenly asserting themselves, authorizing raids and sending strongly worded letters that have cast new uncertainty on an issue that has long brimmed with tension between federal and state law.
"With the exception of the Brits, who have high-quality combat forces, the rest of the coalition forces have capabilities ranging from untrained light infantry with peacekeeping, not peacemaking, rules of engagement, to units barely authorized to protect themselves," he said.
Citing several officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to identify themselves, the AP reported the US plans to use what it calls a mobile Field Deployable Hydrolysis System to process the chemical material, making it unusable as weapons.
Former undercover policeman Peter Francis told BBC Radio 4 that he's hoping that the Pitchford inquiry will discover who, other than the police themselves, authorized undercover operations against political activists.
Maine voters, who three years ago rejected a law to authorize same-sex marriage, also reversed themselves.
Yet individuals believe, correctly, that absent very unusual circumstances, this information will be private: it will not be viewed by anyone other than themselves or persons who they authorize.
