# File lib/meta_search/searches/active_record.rb, line 63
        def _metasearch_association_authorized?(name, metasearch_object)
          name = name.to_s
          if self._metasearch_include_associations.empty?
            !_metasearch_excludes_association?(name, metasearch_object)
          else
            _metasearch_includes_association?(name, metasearch_object)
          end
        end