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Attorney vs Authorization - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between attorney and authorization

is that attorney is (us) a lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession while authorization is (uncountable) permission.

attorney

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
  • An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.

    • Usage notes

    * In the "agent" sense, the word is now used to refer to nonlawyers usually only in fixed phrases such as attorney-in-fact or power of attorney.

    Synonyms

    * mouthpiece (slang) * advocate

    Derived terms

    () * attorney general * attorney-in-fact * attorney-at-law * patent attorney * power of attorney (POA) * trade mark attorney

    authorization

    English

    Alternative forms

    * authorisation

    Noun

    (wikipedia authorization)
  • (uncountable) Permission.
    • I've ''got'' authorization . Call the office and you'll see.
  • (countable) An act of authorizing.
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  • (countable) (A document giving) formal sanction, permission or warrant.
    • Can I see your authorization ?
  • (government) Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.
    • We've had the authorization for years, but we've never gotten an appropriation.

    Holonyms

    * (permission) access control * (an act of authorizing) access control * (government) budgeting

    Related terms

    * author * authority * unauthorized

    References

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