Authorize and Appoint

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Authorize

Authorize verb - Give or delegate power or authority to.
Usage example: She authorized her assistant to sign the papers
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Appoint is a synonym for authorize in empower topic. In some cases you can use "Appoint" instead a verb "Authorize", when it comes to topics like entrust, enact.
Nearby Words: authority, authorise, author, authorization, authorised

Appoint

Appoint verb - To pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty.
Usage example: was appointed to the council on national security
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Authorize is a synonym for appoint in empower topic. You can use "Authorize" instead a verb "Appoint", if it concerns topics such as entrust, specify, enact.
Nearby Words: appointment, appointing, appointive

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party authorize party appoint party
president authorize president appoint president
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