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unsanctioned
adjective
un·sanc·tioned
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Definition of unsanctioned
: lacking effective or authoritative approval or consent : not sanctioned
an unsanctioned boxing match … a solution unsanctioned by educated custom …— Edward Finegan
Examples of unsanctioned in a Sentence
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Two unsanctioned protest rallies were harshly dispersed by police, who beat some demonstrators and detained more than 2,400 people in all. — Washington Post, "Moscow votes in protest-shadowed election," 9 Sep. 2019 The move comes after hackers appeared to have gained control of Hollywood actress Chloe Grace Moretz's Twitter feed earlier Wednesday and sent unsanctioned messages, including one claiming to reveal Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's Social Security number. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, "Twitter moves to foil hackers after Chloe Grace Moretz's feed hijacked," 4 Sep. 2019 Navalny and several other opposition politicians were arrested and are serving time behind bars for calling for unsanctioned rallies. — Sabra Ayresmoscow Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, "50,000 demonstrate in Moscow in third weekend of protests for fair elections," 10 Aug. 2019 Before the fire, Ghost Ship operated as an unsanctioned live-work artists collective, housing up to 25 people. — Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, "Ghost Ship defendant: 50 government officials went inside warehouse before fire," 9 July 2019 This summer, thousands of people have demonstrated -- in both authorized and unsanctioned protests -- against the election board’s exclusion of some opposition and independent candidates from the Sept. 8 election. — Washington Post, "Russian panel eyes alleged foreign interference in protests," 19 Aug. 2019 This summer, thousands of people have demonstrated — in both authorized and unsanctioned protests — against the election board’s exclusion of some opposition and independent candidates from the Sept. 8 election. — Jim Heintz, BostonGlobe.com, "Russian panel eyes alleged foreign interference in protests," 19 Aug. 2019 Last week, at an unsanctioned protest outside the Moscow mayor's office, more than 1,000 demonstrators were violently detained by police. — Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, "Moscow police detain scores, arrest opposition figure at rally protesting city council election ballot," 3 Aug. 2019 Only one victim who died in the fire was a resident of the warehouse, while the others were attending the unsanctioned event. — Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, "Ghost Ship trial: Defense witness says group of men were ‘ecstatic’ about deadly fire," 10 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unsanctioned.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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