Eligible vs Authorize - What's the difference?
eligible | authorize |
Suitable; meeting the conditions; worthy of being chosen; allowed to do something.
One who is eligible.
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To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).
To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).
As an adjective eligible
is suitable; meeting the conditions; worthy of being chosen; allowed to do something.As a noun eligible
is one who is eligible.As a verb authorize is
to grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).eligible
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
Used in the phrase (eligible bachelor) to mean “desirable male”, the corresponding term for a woman is nubile.Synonyms
* qualifiedAntonyms
* ineligible * unqualifiedNoun
(en noun)citation
authorize
English
Alternative forms
* authorise (British) * authourise (rare) * authourize (rare)Verb
(authoriz)- The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter.
- The judge authorized the wiretapping.