Authorize and Select

Authorize

Authorize verb - To give official or legal power to.

Select and authorize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Select" instead a verb "Authorize".

Select

Select verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Authorize and select are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authorize" instead a verb "Select".

Common collocations

action authorize action select action
attack authorize attack select attack
team authorize team select team
actions authorize actions select actions
Other words: commands.
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