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
Trump on Tuesday dismissed concerns about deploying the National Guard to blue cities without permission from the Democratic governors, who have threatened legal actions.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
Like many of Jafar Panahi’s films, which deal with political oppression and injustice in Iran, his latest was made without official filming permission from the government.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Ed also shared that his son asked Swift's father, Scott Swift, for his permission around a month ago.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Singh, who is accused of entering the U.S. illegally, but who obtained permission to drive the truck from the state of California, was denied bond and faces deportation proceedings.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
Like many of Jafar Panahi’s films, which deal with political oppression and injustice in Iran, his latest was made without official filming permission from the government.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Ed also shared that his son asked Swift's father, Scott Swift, for his permission around a month ago.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Singh, who is accused of entering the U.S. illegally, but who obtained permission to drive the truck from the state of California, was denied bond and faces deportation proceedings.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permission
Noun
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When the project returned to the Community Planning Association, Khalil pulled the project from the consent agenda for a full review, citing new information the board should consider.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Even slapdash interventions such as George W. Bush’s 2003 invasion of Iraq depended on at least appearing to court congressional consent, via the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution.—
Chris Lehmann,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Any restaurant names or trademarks in the names of our recipes are included solely for reference and do not indicate any authorization or approval by their owners.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Aug. 2025
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McLaughlin later disputed the allegation, stating that Singh is in the United States illegally and that his work authorization was rejected under the Trump Administration on Sept. 14, 2020.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Permission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permission. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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