permissive
Example Sentences
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His California origin represents a fundamental challenge that cannot be overcome through political skill or messaging strategy, as the state carries perceptions of being far left, permissive, and disconnected from middle America’s priorities.
From Los Angeles Times
The founders may have opted for more permissive language because they were relying on norms and a jealous legislative branch to constrain presidential adventurism.
The scammers operate in a "highly permissive environment... with permission from junta-affiliated Burmese militia", concluded a report last month by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
From Barron's
Dr Nimer Sultany believes Israel has "repeatedly invoked wild and highly permissive interpretations of the laws of armed conflict, including the question of proportionality, that defy both common sense and authoritative understandings of international law".
From BBC
But the voices of Jews upset over what they have described as UCLA’s permissive approach to campus antisemitism also rose in protest.
From Los Angeles Times
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