permission
noun
per·mis·sion
pər-ˈmi-shən 
1
: the act of permitting
2
: formal consent : authorization
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Examples of permission in a Sentence
They got permission from the city to build an apartment complex.
The teacher gave me her permission to go home early.
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Harvard-Westlake paid more than $40 million for the land in 2021, then had to go through years of community meetings while getting permits and receiving permission from the city to build.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
The big picture: The early days of Trump's second administration — as Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) crew execute a hostile takeover of the federal government's digital infrastructure — are giving Washington a crash course in the importance of system permissions.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Since his return to office on January 20, his administration has arrested thousands of immigrants who have no permission to live in the U.S. as part of a widespread crackdown, which critics say is spreading fear in vulnerable communities.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Many parts of the story are difficult to corroborate, including a moment when federal agents surprised Webb and her son at a hospital to draw their blood with the staff’s permission or when a man showed up at her home impersonating an Alameda police sergeant.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
The big picture: The early days of Trump's second administration — as Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) crew execute a hostile takeover of the federal government's digital infrastructure — are giving Washington a crash course in the importance of system permissions.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Since his return to office on January 20, his administration has arrested thousands of immigrants who have no permission to live in the U.S. as part of a widespread crackdown, which critics say is spreading fear in vulnerable communities.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Many parts of the story are difficult to corroborate, including a moment when federal agents surprised Webb and her son at a hospital to draw their blood with the staff’s permission or when a man showed up at her home impersonating an Alameda police sergeant.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Permission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permission. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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permission
noun
per·mis·sion
pər-ˈmish-ən
1
: the act of permitting
2
: the consent of a person in authority
has permission to leave
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