permission
noun
[ pəˈmɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the action of officially allowing someone to do a particular thing; consent or authorization.
• "they had entered the country without permission"
Similar:
authorization,
consent,
leave,
authority,
sanction,
licence,
dispensation,
assent,
acquiescence,
agreement,
approval,
seal of approval,
approbation,
endorsement,
blessing,
imprimatur,
clearance,
acceptance,
allowance,
tolerance,
sufferance,
empowerment,
freedom,
liberty,
the go-ahead,
the thumbs up,
the OK,
the green light,
say-so,
permit,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin permissio(n- ), from the verb permittere ‘allow’ (see permit1).
