the go-ahead

noun

: permission to do something
We've finally been given the go-ahead for the project.
The company received/got the go-ahead to manufacture the new drug.

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More speculative conversation will try to draw a line between the push to get Trump and his administration to give the go-ahead and Colbert’s decade of brutal comedic takedowns on all things Trump. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 18 July 2025 More than eight months have passed since November’s election in which a supermajority of Massachusetts voters gave the state Auditor the go-ahead to audit the State House. Jeanne M. Kempthorne, Boston Herald, 15 July 2025 Howell has also been consulting for the Carlyle Group, the private equity fund, which was recently given the go-ahead to buy passive minority stakes in NFL teams. Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 15 July 2025 Trevor Story kicked that rally off with the go-ahead RBI single and Brayan Bello painted a gem, allowing one run over 6.1 innings to help complete the four-game sweep and give the Red Sox 10 straight wins heading into the break. Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for the go-ahead

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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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