authorization

== English == === Alternative forms === authorisation (non-Oxford British English) === Etymology === From authorize +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɔːθəɹaɪˈzeɪʃn/ Hyphenation: auth‧or‧i‧zation === Noun === authorization (countable and uncountable, plural authorizations) (American spelling, Oxford British English) (countable) An act of authorizing. Synonyms: assent, consent, sanction; see also Thesaurus:approval (uncountable) The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission. Synonyms: authority, leave, sanction; see also Thesaurus:permission (countable) A document giving formal sanction, permission or warrant. (government) Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose. ==== Holonyms ==== (an act of authorizing): access control (permission): access control (government): budgeting ==== Coordinate terms ==== approval (in some legal contexts, authorization is different from approval) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “authorization”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “authorization”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.