Third-person singular present tense of authorize; gives official permission or approval for something.
From 'authorize' (from Old French 'autoriser' via Latin 'auctorizare' meaning 'to give authority to') with third-person '-s' conjugation.
When a government 'authorizes' military action or a doctor 'authorizes' a medication, they're not just permitting it—they're taking legal responsibility for it, which is why authorization is such a carefully traced activity in critical systems.
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