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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authorization |
| Synonyms: | OK, agreement, approval, assent, blessing, clearance, consent, dispensation, empowerment, go-ahead, license, nod, permission, rubber stamp, sanction, seal of approval, stamp of approval, thumbs-up |
| Antonyms: | red light, refusal, veto |
| Main Entry: | OK |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | permission |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, acknowledgment, acquiescence, admission, agreement, allowance, approbation, approval, assent, authorization, avowal, canonization, carte blanche, concession, concurrence, condonance, condonation, consent, dispensation, empowerment, endorsement, freedom, imprimatur, indulgence, leave, letting, liberty, license, okay*, permit, privilege, promise, recognition, rubber stamp, sanctification, sanction, stamp of approval, sufferance, tolerance, toleration, verification, warrant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | Permission. |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
permission, leave; allowance, sufferance; tolerance, toleration; liberty, law, license, concession, grace; indulgence (lenity); favor, dispensation, exemption, release; connivance; vouchsafement., authorization, warranty, accordance, admission., permit, warrant, brevet, precept, sanction, authority, firman; hukm; pass, passport; furlough, license, carte blanche, ticket of leave; grant, charter; patent.
-verbs
permit; give permission, give power; let, allow, admit; suffer, bear with, tolerate, recognize; concede; accord, vouchsafe, favor, humor, gratify, indulge, stretch a point; wink at, connive at; shut one's eyes to., grant, empower, charter, enfranchise, privilege, confer a privilege, license, authorize, warrant; sanction; intrust (commission)., give carte blanche, give the reins to, give scope to (freedom) [more]; leave alone, leave it to one, leave the door open; open the door to, open the flood gates; give a loose to., let off; absolve (acquit); release, exonerate, dispense with., ask permission, beg permission, request permission, ask leave, beg leave, request leave.
-adjectives
permitting; permissive, indulgent; permitted; patent, chartered, permissible, allowable, lawful, legitimate, legal; legalized (law); licit; unforbid, unforbidden; unconditional.
-adverbs
by leave, with leave, on leave; speciali gratia; under favor of; pace; ad libitum (freely), (at will) [more]; by all means (willingly); yes (assent).
-phrases
avec permission; brevet d'invention.
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| Antonyms: | prohibition |
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