Authorization vs Approval - What's the difference?
authorization | approval |
(uncountable) Permission.
(countable) An act of authorizing.
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(countable) (A document giving) formal sanction, permission or warrant.
(government) Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.
An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements.
An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
(especially, philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match his stated interests; he can approve of or return the item.
As nouns the difference between authorization and approval
is that authorization is permission while approval is an expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.authorization
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Alternative forms
* authorisationNoun
(wikipedia authorization)- I've ''got'' authorization . Call the office and you'll see.
- Can I see your authorization ?
- 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) budgetingReferences
* *approval
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Noun
(en noun)- I need to get an approval on this purchase order.
- Words of approval never seem to come from him.
