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Definition
authorize (ALSO UK -ise)   Show phonetics
verb [T]
1 to give official permission for something

2 be authorized to do sth to be officially allowed to do something
Only managers are authorized to sign expense forms.
authorization   Show phonetics
noun [U]

The first and last word in dictionaries