“Authorizes” or “Authorises”

Language

Authorizes and authorises are both English terms.

Usage

Authorizes is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while authorises is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
authorizes	99	11	53	100	100	19	0	0	0	0	0	0
authorises	1	89	47	0	0	81	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "authorizes" over "authorises" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 89 to 11 preference for "authorises" over "authorizes".
• In India, there is a preference for "authorizes" over "authorises" (53 to 47).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "authorizes" over "authorises" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "authorizes" over "authorises" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "authorises" over "authorizes".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "authorizes" and "authorises".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "authorises" over "authorizes".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "authorises" over "authorizes".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "authorizes" and "authorises".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "authorizes" and "authorises".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "authorizes" and "authorises".

Examples

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