permit
Usage
What are other ways to say permit?
Both verbs that imply granting or conceding the right of someone to do something, permit and allow are often interchangeable, but permit is the more positive of the two. Permit suggests formal or implied assent or authorization. Allow implies complete absence of an attempt, or even an intent, to hinder. Let is the familiar, conversational term for both allow and permit.
Example Sentences
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We watch this distrust play out in city council meetings and permit hearings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Possessing the snake requires a specialized permit from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a construction permit for a new reactor designed by GE Vernova and Hitachi.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Earlier, the first minister said the decision to permit the march "brings into question how the peace process works".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Bull reflected on whether dress whites that had been tailored for a one-hundred-ninety-pound man would permit the entry of the same man who now weighed two hundred and twenty pounds.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
He was briefly a dual national, as the law permits, but he believed it was “important to actually say, ‘I renounce loyalty to everywhere else.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“We requested field use, received permits, paid the associated fees, communicated with city staff, and responded to concerns when they were brought to our attention,” he wrote in his email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
That distinction could prove significant when lawyers examine exactly what Joshua's contract permits.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
No site has been selected and no permits have been issued.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Even though she knows my doubts, Mother Ermentrude permits it.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Both packaging and online product detail pages are permitted to provide an outbound link to a dedicated webpage on the manufacturer’s website to display the full list of ingredients.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
This, it was alleged, was a means of meeting FFP rules introduced by Uefa in 2011 - and PSR brought in by the Premier League in 2012 - limiting clubs' permitted losses.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
“For the last three years, a permitted block closure in the center of our general footprint turns into a fun street party with three musical stages,” said Gould, a co-organizer.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
No fans at all will be permitted at the latter event, and only a few hundred Israelis at the former.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
The Portorož tourney is of a type that should make for interesting and exciting chess as only six are permitted to go to the World Championship Challengers Tournament.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
The gradual emergence of mazelike permitting processes further slowed more ambitious new refining projects, at least in some areas.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Order then submitted a fresh application, leading to Friday's decision permitting the restricted procession.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Now, “Project Jupiter” is mired in challenges over power supply and permitting and is fast becoming a prime example of the risks in the tech giant’s sprawling and expensive artificial-intelligence gambit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The dispersed ash eventually settles out of the atmosphere, permitting the Sun’s rays to shine fully on the surface again – reviving agriculture and ecosystems.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Technological advance required the freest possible pursuit of knowledge, so Holland became the leading publisher and bookseller in Europe, translating works written in other languages and permitting the publication of works proscribed elsewhere.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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