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
Being a foreigner in the US without permission isn’t a crime per se, but those caught crossing the border illegally can be charged with a misdemeanor or felony if they’ve been caught and deported before.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
Porter County has to obtain permission from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for an exception to work in the river where the salmon are present from July 15 to Nov. 30.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Beyond the protection that status afforded TV Harrison, the formal change in council policy, which saw its application for planning permission on the land withdrawn, officially removed the threat.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 22 May 2025
More than 4,700 international students had their permission to study in the U.S. canceled this spring, with little notice or explanation, as part of President Trump’s crackdown on immigrants and foreign nationals.
—Janie Har, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
Porter County has to obtain permission from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for an exception to work in the river where the salmon are present from July 15 to Nov. 30.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Beyond the protection that status afforded TV Harrison, the formal change in council policy, which saw its application for planning permission on the land withdrawn, officially removed the threat.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 22 May 2025
More than 4,700 international students had their permission to study in the U.S. canceled this spring, with little notice or explanation, as part of President Trump’s crackdown on immigrants and foreign nationals.
—Janie Har, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permission
Noun
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Agencies and their clients did not give consent, and they have not been compensated.—
Henry Kurkowski,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Between 2011 and 2013, more than 1,000 phone calls between inmates and their attorneys were recorded at the private Leavenworth prison without consent.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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This agency oversees the authorization for manufacturing firms to sell and distribute these vaccines as part of an official USDA animal disease control program.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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This withdrawal came following the company’s public announcement to increase its share repurchase authorization to $750 million and commit to utilize $200 million of such authorization over the next three months and $500 million within the next 12 months.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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“Permission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permission. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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