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
The General Assembly has given Mecklenburg County permission to put a referendum on the ballot to raise the county’s sales tax to fund road, rail and bus projects.
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Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Used with the permission of the publisher, Verso Books.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Excerpted with permission from from PLAYFUL by Cas Holman with Lydia Denworth, published on October 21, 2025 by Avery, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC.
—Cas Holman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
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Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Used with the permission of the publisher, Verso Books.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Excerpted with permission from from PLAYFUL by Cas Holman with Lydia Denworth, published on October 21, 2025 by Avery, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC.
—Cas Holman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permission
Noun
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In 2014, Belgium became the second country in the world to allow child euthanasia, requiring parental consent.—
Asra Q. Nomani,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Carroccia strictly questioned the 20-year-old accuser’s definition of consent during the trial, according to reports.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Equity members have already voted in favor of a strike authorization.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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This practice has led some US lawmakers to push for repealing these authorizations, as Congress looks to wrestle back some authority over war powers and foreign policy.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Figure’s business centers around putting mortgages on the blockchain, which the company says speeds up the granting and funding of home loans.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The last one standing is rewarded with a financial windfall and the granting of a single wish, any wish.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Permission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permission. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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