as in consent
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
she asked for permission to have a piece of candy the President granted permission for the foreign diplomats to have special quarters
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Recent Examples of permission
Qatar, where women have to get permission from their male guardians to do things like go to college, and where a non-zero number of their nationals have been sanctioned by our government for their ties to ISIS and Qaeda terror financing, has been trying to whitewash its reputation for a while.
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Last month he was denied permission to attend the birth of first child in person, according to emails reviewed by CNN.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
Just because someone breaks that confidence doesn’t give me permission to do the same.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
No landowner has given permission to dump at the site, and the waste consists of construction, household and medical debris.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Last month he was denied permission to attend the birth of first child in person, according to emails reviewed by CNN.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
Just because someone breaks that confidence doesn’t give me permission to do the same.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
No landowner has given permission to dump at the site, and the waste consists of construction, household and medical debris.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permission
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But consent is a dynamic, not static, concept, Martin said.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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The defense is attempting to establish grounds for consent.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The two left the Lewisville Juvenile Treatment Center without authorization around 2:45 p.m.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
19 May 2025
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That's true in Minnesota, where the proposal to strip the state's health insurance coverage for adults in the country without authorization emerged as part of a compromise budget framework.—
Laura Fitzgerald,
NPR,
18 May 2025
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“Permission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permission. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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