permission

[per-mish-uhn] / pərˈmɪʃ ən /

NOUN

authorization, consent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptance acknowledgment admission agreement approval concession dispensation endorsement license permit privilege recognition warrant

STRONG

acquiescence allowance approbation assent avowal canonization concurrence condonation empowerment freedom imprimatur indulgence leave letting liberty okay promise sanctification sanction sufferance tolerance toleration verification

WEAK

carte blanche condonance rubber stamp stamp of approval

Antonyms

STRONGEST

denial disagreement disapproval opposition prohibition refusal rejection repudiation

STRONG

imprisonment incarceration limitation restraint restriction veto

Example Sentences

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The company said all of them have legal permission to work in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

The airline has received special permission to fly Crush passenger side to Southampton where she will continue her rehabilitation.

From BBC

But she also wants to give herself permission to spend on occasion.

From The Wall Street Journal

Department officials are required to seek permission for traveling for department-related business, but the report found that a lack of proper record-keeping meant investigators were “unable to evaluate the key takeaways and potential benefits.”

From Los Angeles Times

All humanitarian aid to North Korea requires special permission from a United Nations sanctions committee, where the U.S. has frozen approvals for months because of concerns about the diversion of aid supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal

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