as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
we had to get our neighbor's consent in order to trim the tree from his side
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as in to assent
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
refused to consent to the marriage
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Recent Examples of consent
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Kendall Washington, a finalist on season 6 of Love Island USA, was subjected to homophobic remarks online, after explicit videos of him were released without his consent.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 13 July 2025
Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 June 2025
These include doing skin-sensitivity tests on consenting human volunteers, using human skin, tissues, and cell cultures, and employing perhaps silco models.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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Noun
While rare, these incidents raise valid concerns about control and consent.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Kendall Washington, a finalist on season 6 of Love Island USA, was subjected to homophobic remarks online, after explicit videos of him were released without his consent.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 13 July 2025
Verb
The justices ruled that the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization’s due process rights are not violated by the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act, which forces them to consent to federal courts’ authority.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 June 2025
These include doing skin-sensitivity tests on consenting human volunteers, using human skin, tissues, and cell cultures, and employing perhaps silco models.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consent
Noun
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Still, many members of the church don’t want to stop attending Mass even if leaders give them permission.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Castillo denies that anyone in the department would give approval for the locks to be removed, and the man can’t name the individual who gave him permission, according to Castillo.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
Verb
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But even those who assent to most of his criticisms might balk at following Anderson to his final destination, which is to bluntly deny India much of a future in the modern world.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Oct. 2013
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The lead lawyer for the plaintiffs, Seth P. Waxman, a solicitor general for the Clinton administration, initially refused, but eventually assented after further criticism from Judge Reyes.—
Chris Cameron,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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In 2020, then-U.S. Attorney General William Barr authorized prosecutors to seek the death penalty against the Saenz brothers, but President Joe Biden’s attorney general, Merrick Garland, withdrew that authorization in November 2023.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
2 July 2025
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To get this authorization, the operator has to prove that its vehicles: Can operate while complying with state traffic laws.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Verb
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And many people who study emergency response agree that, to some degree, the agency needs reform.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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Everyone agreed that the transformation was natural and good.—
Brian Park,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
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“Consent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consent. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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