The phrase "authorizing involvement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where permission or approval is being granted for someone to participate or engage in an activity or process.
Example: "The committee is responsible for authorizing involvement in the new project to ensure all stakeholders are properly engaged."
Alternatives: "granting participation" or "approving engagement".
International support for the allied intervention is already wavering, just days after enforcement of the no-fly zone, and President Obama is in the hot seat at home for not having properly consulted Congress prior to authorizing U.S. involvement.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution Tuesday authorizing U.S. involvement in the NATO-led mission in Libya, a small step forward in a stubborn legal stalemate between Congress and the White House over the war.
Though Albert Gore voted to authorize American involvement in August 1964, by the end of that year he was pushing for a negotiated settlement with the Communists.
The White House only authorized military involvement in response to the rise of the Islamic State, which has grown strong amid Syria's civil war.
Fears for his safety had grown since the British parliament voted last month to authorize British involvement in air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq.
The first measure, which would have authorized U.S. involvement, was not expected to pass the Republican-led House, where fiscal conservatives and "tea party" freshmen have expressed increased skepticism about stretching the military thin.
Beyond the reluctance of key Bush administration officials to give the U.N. a prominent role in any postwar Iraq, there is the question of just how the U.N. can authorize its own involvement.
However, as you can imagine, there are plenty of federal court cases that can't be delayed, and in those cases a judge can authorize the continued involvement of the federal lawyers and things will proceed.
After many public denials, Cheney finally owned up to his role in authorizing torture, after years of denying any involvement.
* When Israeli forces seized documents from Mr. Arafat's compound last year, they found letters he signed authorizing payments to activists who Israel has accused of involvement in attacks.
