variants
or licences
1
as in permissions
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
the company is seeking license to operate several more power plants in the state
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2
as in mandates
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
a restaurant owner has to get a license to serve food and drink
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3
as in authorizations
the right to act or move freely
military commanders on the ground must be granted considerable license, as wars cannot be micromanaged by people back in Washington
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variants
also licences
as in enables
to give official or legal power to
a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies
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Recent Examples of licenses
Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Now, the company must defend its licenses by providing extensive documentation to demonstrate that its stations serve the public interest.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Taking away the licenses of hundreds of nurses would be a huge undertaking for the board, which must prove the licensees did something wrong, said Mayer, who frequently represents nurses facing possible action against their licenses for other reasons.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
And just one week later, Clement’s letter says, the FCC challenged ABC’s licenses.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Gomez noted that under federal law, foreign governments and their representatives are prohibited from owning those licenses, and any indirect foreign ownership above 25% requires FCC approval.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 May 2026
Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 8 May 2026
The team also sells sponsorships and licenses its intellectual property, including the streaming, television and radio distributions of games.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 May 2026
The writers got the studios to agree to alert the union if a studio licenses writers’ work for AI training and continue holding meetings with the union on implementation.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
But Pint confirmed that the company only licenses consumer-facing products.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
The company licenses its brand but does not own hotels.
—Cory Schouten, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The South Korean startup competes not only with Nvidia but also with a growing list of other startups from Cerebras to Groq — a company that Nvidia licenses technology from.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Now Schoolhouse licenses franchises to create rings, necklaces, patches, and other accessories.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Last month, lawyers for Maduro and Flores asked a judge to throw out narco-terrorism charges, arguing the defendants’ constitutional rights were violated when the US government refused to grant the lawyers licenses to receive legal payments from the government of Venezuela.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
Founded in 2022, Augustus already holds payments licenses in Europe, which permit it to clear cross-border euro transactions.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Now, the company must defend its licenses by providing extensive documentation to demonstrate that its stations serve the public interest.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Taking away the licenses of hundreds of nurses would be a huge undertaking for the board, which must prove the licensees did something wrong, said Mayer, who frequently represents nurses facing possible action against their licenses for other reasons.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
And just one week later, Clement’s letter says, the FCC challenged ABC’s licenses.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Gomez noted that under federal law, foreign governments and their representatives are prohibited from owning those licenses, and any indirect foreign ownership above 25% requires FCC approval.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 May 2026
Verb
TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, still retains a minority stake in the American version of TikTok, which licenses its algorithm from ByteDance.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 8 May 2026
The team also sells sponsorships and licenses its intellectual property, including the streaming, television and radio distributions of games.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 May 2026
The writers got the studios to agree to alert the union if a studio licenses writers’ work for AI training and continue holding meetings with the union on implementation.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
But Pint confirmed that the company only licenses consumer-facing products.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
The company licenses its brand but does not own hotels.
—Cory Schouten, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The South Korean startup competes not only with Nvidia but also with a growing list of other startups from Cerebras to Groq — a company that Nvidia licenses technology from.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Now Schoolhouse licenses franchises to create rings, necklaces, patches, and other accessories.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Last month, lawyers for Maduro and Flores asked a judge to throw out narco-terrorism charges, arguing the defendants’ constitutional rights were violated when the US government refused to grant the lawyers licenses to receive legal payments from the government of Venezuela.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for licenses
Noun
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CFOs will likely want assurance that, as agents proliferate, companies have strong controls over identities, permissions, policy enforcement, lifecycle management, monitoring, and auditability.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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User roles and preset permissions include Company Admin, HR Manager, Standard All Access, Track Time Only, and View Company Reports.—
Kathy Yakal,
PC Magazine,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Putting greater stress on small refineries at this moment in time by expanding E15 mandates would arguably be a form of pure policy malpractice.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Top-down mandates from Sacramento that make sense for a school in a wealthy ZIP code make no sense for one in a rural area.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Insurance companies counter that authorizations are a vital tool to prevent unnecessary tests and medical care that inflate medical bills for families.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The new restrictions do not affect trade and financial transactions authorized by embargo exceptions or government authorizations, called licenses, according to the executive order.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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Electrochemical additive manufacturing enables the creation of pure copper structures with micro-precision details as fine as 30 micrometers, far surpassing the thermal conductivity of standard aluminum alloys.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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The cooperation between the mongooses enables culture and teaching, but also incredible violence.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
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Licenses and permits, including a sales tax permit if products will be sold, also may be required.—
Metro Creative Services,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, the Overland Park City Council will look at special events permits for the farmers market to take place this spring and summer — including issuing a special events permit for the market’s new location, 7950 Marty Street, starting in early June.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2026
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The festival brought 75 films to Udine – comprising eight world premieres, 18 international premieres, 21 European premieres and 20 Italian premieres across 12 countries – alongside 236 guests of honor and more than 2,000 accreditations.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 May 2026
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Many people also look for evidence of accreditations, dentist credentials, and transparent pricing.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Observers from mid-northern latitudes, however, may only see about half as many.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 May 2026
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Still, the meteor shower is visible worldwide, but the southern hemisphere and northern latitudes tend to see the most meteors as the radiant in Aquarius rises above the horizon.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
Verb
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But that law only authorizes tariffs in response to large and persistent balance-of-payments deficits.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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Only when Congress authorizes it—and only when American lives face imminent danger, or our core national values are under existential threat.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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“Licenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/licenses. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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