“Authorized” Or “Authorised”—What's The Difference?

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Authorized and authorised are both English terms.

Usage

Authorized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while authorised 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
authorized	99	23	33	97	94	17	0	32	27	80	68	100
authorised	1	77	67	3	6	83	0	68	73	20	32	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "authorized" over "authorised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "authorised" over "authorized".
• In India, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "authorised" over "authorized".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "authorized" over "authorised" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "authorized" over "authorised" (94 to 6).
• In Australia, there is a 83 to 17 preference for "authorised" over "authorized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "authorized" and "authorised".
• In Ireland, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "authorised" over "authorized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "authorised" over "authorized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "authorized" over "authorised" (80 to 20).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "authorized" over "authorised" (68 to 32).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "authorized" over "authorised" (100 to 0).

Examples

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Examples in Context

Examples of “authorized”

• …crimes for which forfeiture was authorized, he noted.
• …of the translators of the Authorized King James Version of the
• …report is confidential, except as authorized by the school.
• …spending stemming from the programs authorized by the conference agreement would…
• It was authorized and jointly supported by the…
• …Lincoln did not feel constitutionally authorized to extend the Emancipation Proclamation…
• The ads.txt (Authorized Digital Sellers) initiative from the…
• Despite being an authorized grape for the red, white…
• In Rick Bragg's 2014 authorized biography, Jerry Lee Lewis: His…
• …about 80 percent of its authorized strength and thus still not…

Examples of “authorised”

• …the South Staffordshire Railway, also authorised on 3 August 1846, and…
• Not authorised to be emblazoned.
• …the canal junction where the authorised Birmingham and Fazeley Canal terminates…
• The line was authorised under a treaty contracted by…
• The authorised line was to cross the…
• …established in 1952 and directly authorised by the Chinese Ministry of…
• Authorised by the Waterloo and Whitehall…
• Denis - The Authorised Biography of the Incomparable Compton
• …revenue stamp that has been authorised for postal use.
• …August 1914 the War Office authorised the formation of a reserve…

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