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Permission

/pəˈmɪʃən/

Authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)

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📖 Definitions of "Permission"

noun

1
Authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
"Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?"
2
The act of permitting.
3
Flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.
"I used the "chmod" command to change the file's permission."

verb

1
To grant or obtain authorization for.

🔄 Synonyms of "Permission"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
permitverb	(transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
licensenoun	A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Permission"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
permitnoun	An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
licensenoun	A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
authorizationnoun	(uncountable) The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.
grantnoun	The act of granting or giving
authorizeverb	(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
approveverb	(transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
admissionnoun	Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
allowverb	(transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.
permittingnoun	An act or instance of permitting something.
approvalnoun	An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
endorsementnoun	The act or quality of endorsing
authorizedverb	Explicitly allowed.
warrantnoun	(law, countable) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.
permittedverb	Allowed, authorized.
allowedverb	Permitted, authorized.
permissibilitynoun	(uncountable) The condition of being permissible; legitimacy; allowability.
say-sonoun	(informal) Authority, as backing some statement, injunction, or command.
consentnoun	Voluntary agreement or permission.
assentnoun	Agreement; act of agreeing.
authorisationnoun	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorization. [(countable) An act of authorizing.]