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permission
1. The act of permitting someone to do something.
2. Consent, especially formal consent; authorization.
2. Consent, especially formal consent; authorization.
The following nouns indicate approval for a course of action that is granted by someone in authority:
- He was refused permission to smoke anywhere in the building.
- They were seeking authorization to begin construction of their house.
- The parents gave their consent for the marriage to take place.
- The student will ask leave to respond to the speaker of the lecture.
- The foreign refugees were given license to depart from the city.
- The authorities gave sanction for the project to begin tomorrow.
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miss-, mis-, -miss, -mis, mit-, mitt-, -mit, -mitt
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