authorization C2+ Topic:Law & Government Also spelled authorisation US /ˌɔθɚrɪˈzeɪʃən/ UK /ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun official permission or sanction to do something You need written authorization to access the archive. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · official permission or... permissionapprovalsanctionconsentpermitlicensewarrantclearance ↔ Opposites prohibitionbanrefusaldenialveto Word family Related forms authorizeauthorizedauthorityauthor Etymology AI details From authorize + -ation. Authorize derives via Old French autoriser from Medieval Latin auctorizare, from Latin auctor ('author, originator'). auctor Latin augere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # authorization **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɔθɚrɪˈzeɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ ## Meanings 1. official permission or sanction to do something ## Examples - You need written authorization to access the archive. ## Synonyms - permission - approval - sanction - consent - permit - license - warrant - clearance ## Antonyms - prohibition - ban - refusal - denial - veto ## Related Forms - authorize - authorized - authority - author ## Roots and Affixes - Root: auctor - Root: augere ## Etymology From authorize + -ation. Authorize derives via Old French autoriser from Medieval Latin auctorizare, from Latin auctor ('author, originator'). ## AI Etymology Authorization is from authorize + -ation. Authorize derives via Old French autoriser from Medieval Latin auctorizare, from Latin auctor ('author, originator'). In present-day use, it means official permission or sanction to do something. Related vocabulary includes authorize, authorized, authority, and author. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown