Authorization vs Commitment - What's the difference?
authorization | commitment |
(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.
The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:
# The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
# Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution
Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
# Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date
Being bound emotionally/intellectually to a course of action or to another person/other persons.
The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
Perpetration, in a negative manner, as in a crime or mistake.
State of being pledged or engaged.
The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or jail.
As nouns the difference between authorization and commitment
is that authorization is permission while commitment is the act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially.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.