permission

n.

1. The act of permitting.
2. Consent, especially formal consent; authorization.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin permissiō, permissiōn-, from permissus, past participle of permittere, to permit. See permit.]

SYNONYMS   permission, authorization, consent, leave, license, sanction. These nouns denote approval for a course of action that is granted by one in authority: was refused permission to smoke; seeking authorization to begin construction; gave their consent to the marriage; will ask leave to respond to the speaker; was given license to depart; gave sanction to the project.
ANTONYM  prohibition

noun

The approving of an action, especially when done by one in authority: allowance, approbation, approval, authorization, consent, endorsement, leave², license, permit, sanction. Informal OK. See allow/prevent.

n

Definition: authorization, consent
Antonyms: denial, prohibition, veto

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IN BRIEF: The act of allowing or authorizing.

Do it. It is easier to ask forgiveness than to gain permission. — Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992)

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Common misspelling(s) of permission

• premission

Dansk (Danish)
n. - tilladelse, orlov

Nederlands (Dutch)
toestemming

Français (French)
n. - (gén) permission, autorisation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erlaubnis

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άδεια (κν. το ελεύθερο), έγκριση, συναίνεση

Italiano (Italian)
permesso, autorizzazione, licenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - permissão (f), licença (f)

Русский (Russian)
разрешение, допуск

Español (Spanish)
n. - permiso, licencia, autorización

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tillstånd, lov

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
许可, 允许

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 許可, 允許

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 허가, 면허, 허용

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 許可, 免許

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الإجازة أو الترخيص بالشيء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הסכמה, רשות, היתר‬

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