as in authorizations
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 permissions
The final shape of Fence was to be determined by whatever land-use permissions were granted to the Christos.
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
If an app asks for permissions that do not match its purpose, like a calculator wanting your location or a flashlight needing camera access, that is a major red flag.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Overentitlements, also referred to as overpermissioning, refer to instances where users are granted more data access entitlements or permissions than necessary for their roles.
—Ethan Stone, IndyStar, 28 Oct. 2025
Then someone finds a hole the size of a permissions toggle.
—Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 28 Oct. 2025
Those who do are monitored by the Ministry of Public Security, which issues the necessary passports and permissions.
—Didi Kirsten Tatlow, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Though the state of Missouri has passed some bills expanding hours and permissions for businesses and vendors, some cities are also passing their own guardrails on bars, food trucks and other tourist-friendly spaces.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Customers in Texas and Arizona can receive parcels from the flying delivery liaisons, and Amazon has received beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) permissions from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which means the drones can, theoretically, start to scale for delivery.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Third, access to devices should be carefully limited through temporary, task-specific permissions.
—Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
If an app asks for permissions that do not match its purpose, like a calculator wanting your location or a flashlight needing camera access, that is a major red flag.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Overentitlements, also referred to as overpermissioning, refer to instances where users are granted more data access entitlements or permissions than necessary for their roles.
—Ethan Stone, IndyStar, 28 Oct. 2025
Then someone finds a hole the size of a permissions toggle.
—Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 28 Oct. 2025
Those who do are monitored by the Ministry of Public Security, which issues the necessary passports and permissions.
—Didi Kirsten Tatlow, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Though the state of Missouri has passed some bills expanding hours and permissions for businesses and vendors, some cities are also passing their own guardrails on bars, food trucks and other tourist-friendly spaces.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Customers in Texas and Arizona can receive parcels from the flying delivery liaisons, and Amazon has received beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) permissions from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which means the drones can, theoretically, start to scale for delivery.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Third, access to devices should be carefully limited through temporary, task-specific permissions.
—Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permissions
Noun
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An impending federal ruling is expected to strip Texas DACA recipients of their work authorizations, impacting tens of thousands of people in the state.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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Those actions were justified using authorizations for the use of military force passed by Congress in 2001 and 2002.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Failure to provide additional information or consents will be grounds for disqualification, unless prohibited under applicable law.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Before allowing the use of advertising pixels, cookies or other tracking tools, businesses should investigate what those technologies collect, how that data will be used and what disclosures or consents are required.—
Jodi Daniels,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Legislative Audit Bureau will examine the DPI’s oversight of educator misconduct cases, including the quality of its investigations, the steps for revoking or suspending licenses and whether the agency’s policies follow state law.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Any deal Sinclair engages in that would involve the transfer of broadcast licenses would be subject to FCC review and approval.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Permissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permissions. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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