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If you give someone approval to do something, you are giving them permission. Think of the permission slip your parents sign to let you go on a field trip––they are approving your going on the trip.

Permission has the same Latin root word as permit. They both come from permittere, which means to allow to go or pass through. Permission can be given in writing, it can be given orally, or it can be assumed or unspoken––by passing the box of cookies around the room you're giving everyone tacit permission to help themselves.

DEFINITIONS OF: permission

n the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

Synonyms:: license, permit

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permission to proceed; conge, congee
formal permission to depart; allowance
the act of allowing; dispensation
an exemption from some rule or obligation; toleration
official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion); tolerance
the act of tolerating something; variance
an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)

Type of:: authorisation, authorization, empowerment
the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

n approval to do something

“he asked permission to leave”

Types:: show 13 types...; hide 13 types...; authorisation, authority, authorization, sanction
official permission or approval; all clear
permission to proceed because obstacles have been removed; consent
permission to do something; dismissal
permission to go; the sending away of someone; green light
permission to proceed with a project or to take action; leave
permission to do something; laissez passer, pass
a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; pass, passport
any authorization to pass or go somewhere; boarding card, boarding pass
a pass that allows you to board a ship or plane; hall pass
written permission from a teacher for a student to be out the classroom and in the halls of the school; ticket-of-leave
a permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave prison under specific restrictions; safe-conduct, safeguard
a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war; informed consent
consent by a patient to undergo a medical or surgical treatment or to participate in an experiment after the patient understands the risks involved

Type of:: approval, commendation
a message expressing a favorable opinion

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