noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɔːθəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˌoːθəɹɑjˈzɛjʃən/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
/ˌɔθəɹəˈzeɪʃən/without the cot–caught merger
cot-caught-merger:/ˌɑθəɹəˈzeɪʃən/
Australian, New-Zealand:/ˌoːθəɹɑeˈzæɪʃən/
Scotland:/ˌɔθəɾaɪˈzeʃən/
Wales:/ˌɔːθəɾaɪˈzeːʃən/without the pane–pain merger
CMU ARPABET:AO2 TH ER0 AH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An act of authorizing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Narrower terms: power of appointment, carte blanche, command, imperium, lordship, muscle, sovereignty
8
noun
Meaning 8
a document giving an official instruction or command
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mandate, authorisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English authorize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English authorization From authorize + -ation.
Across languages
Translations
86 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
autorizim
— act of authorizing
Bashkir:
рөхсәт
(röxsət)
— act of authorizing
Belarusian:
дазво́л
(dazvól)
— act of authorizing
Belarusian:
дазвале́нне
(dazvaljénnje)
— act of authorizing
Belarusian:
аўтарыза́цыя
(awtaryzácyja)
— act of authorizing
Bulgarian:
упълномоща́ване
(upǎlnomoštávane)
— act of authorizing
Catalan:
autorització
— act of authorizing
Chinese Mandarin:
授權 /授权
(shòuquán)
— act of authorizing
Czech:
povolování
— act of authorizing
Dutch:
machtiging
— act of authorizing
Dutch:
volmacht
— act of authorizing
Dutch:
vergunning
— act of authorizing
Dutch:
autorisatie
— act of authorizing
Estonian:
volitus
— act of authorizing
Finnish:
valtuutus
— act of authorizing
Finnish:
valtuuttaminen
— act of authorizing
Finnish:
oikeuttaminen
— act of authorizing
Finnish:
oikeutus
— act of authorizing
Finnish:
auktorisointi
— act of authorizing
French:
autorisation
— act of authorizing
Georgian:
ნებართვა
(nebartva)
— act of authorizing
Georgian:
ავტორიზაცია
(avṭorizacia)
— act of authorizing
German:
Ermächtigung
— act of authorizing
Greek:
εξουσιοδότηση
(exousiodótisi)
— act of authorizing
Hebrew:
הַסְמָכָה
(hasmakha)
— act of authorizing
Hindi:
अनुज्ञा
(anujñā)
— act of authorizing
Hungarian:
felhatalmazás
— act of authorizing
Japanese:
許可
(kyoka)
— act of authorizing
Japanese:
認可
(ninka)
— act of authorizing
Kazakh:
авторландыру
(avtorlandyru)
— act of authorizing
Khmer:
អនុញ្ញាត
(ʼaʼnuññaat)
— act of authorizing
Korean:
허가
(heoga)
— act of authorizing
Korean:
인가
(in'ga)
— act of authorizing
Māori:
whakamanatanga
— act of authorizing
Norwegian Bokmål:
autorisasjon
— act of authorizing
Polish:
upoważnienie
— act of authorizing
Polish:
autoryzacja
— act of authorizing
Portuguese:
autorização
— act of authorizing
Romanian:
autorizare
— act of authorizing
Russian:
разреше́ние
(razrešénije)
— act of authorizing
Russian:
авториза́ция
(avtorizácija)
— act of authorizing
Russian:
уполномо́чивание
(upolnomóčivanije)
— act of authorizing
Serbo-Croatian:
ауториза́ција
— act of authorizing
Serbo-Croatian:
autorizácija
— act of authorizing
Spanish:
autorización
— act of authorizing
Turkish:
izin
— act of authorizing
Turkish:
otorizasyon
— act of authorizing
Ottoman Turkish:
اذن
(izn, izin)
— act of authorizing
Ottoman Turkish:
اجازت
(icazet)
— act of authorizing
Ottoman Turkish:
رخصت
(ruhsat)
— act of authorizing
Ottoman Turkish:
دستور
(düstur)
— act of authorizing
Ottoman Turkish:
مساعده
(müsâʼade)
— act of authorizing
Ukrainian:
до́звіл
(dózvil)
— act of authorizing
Ukrainian:
дозволя́ння
(dozvoljánnja)
— act of authorizing
Ukrainian:
авториза́ція
(avtoryzácija)
— act of authorizing
Ukrainian:
уповнова́жування
(upovnovážuvannja)
— act of authorizing
Yiddish:
אויטאָריזירונג
(oytorizirung)
— act of authorizing
Albanian:
autorizim
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Bulgarian:
са́нкция
(sánkcija)
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Bulgarian:
одобре́ние
(odobrénie)
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Catalan:
autorització
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Chinese Mandarin:
授權 /授权
(shòuquán)
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Czech:
povolení
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Danish:
autorisation
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Dutch:
machtiging
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Dutch:
volmacht
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Estonian:
volitus
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Finnish:
lupa
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Greek:
εξουσιοδότηση
(exousiodótisi)
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Hindi:
अधिकृत
(adhikŕt)
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Hungarian:
meghatalmazás
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Italian:
autorizzazione
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Polish:
upoważnienie
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Polish:
umocowanie
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Polish:
zezwolenie
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Portuguese:
autorização
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Romanian:
autorizație
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Russian:
са́нкция
(sánkcija)
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Russian:
полномо́чие
(polnomóčije)
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Russian:
о́рдер
(órder)
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Russian:
одобре́ние
(odobrénije)
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Serbo-Croatian:
ауториза́ција
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Serbo-Croatian:
autorizácija
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Spanish:
autorización
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Ottoman Turkish:
اذن
(izn)
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere
Ukrainian:
уповнова́ження
(upovnovážennja)
— state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere