as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
we had to get our neighbor's consent in order to trim the tree from his side
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as in to assent
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
refused to consent to the marriage
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Recent Examples of consent
Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
The candidate will be appointed by Mayor Kevin Burns with the advice and consent of the City Council, the release noted.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 June 2025
These include doing skin-sensitivity tests on consenting human volunteers, using human skin, tissues, and cell cultures, and employing perhaps silco models.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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Noun
The industry’s biggest stakeholders have maintained that AI could presents both a threat to human artistry and an opportunity to revolutionize music’s creation and distribution process if done with consent from artists and copyright holders.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
The candidate will be appointed by Mayor Kevin Burns with the advice and consent of the City Council, the release noted.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Verb
The justices ruled that the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization’s due process rights are not violated by the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act, which forces them to consent to federal courts’ authority.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 June 2025
These include doing skin-sensitivity tests on consenting human volunteers, using human skin, tissues, and cell cultures, and employing perhaps silco models.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consent
Noun
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Reprinted with the permission of the publisher, Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, Inc.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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Without clear visibility into who has access to what, privilege sprawl and legacy permissions slow scalability.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But even those who assent to most of his criticisms might balk at following Anderson to his final destination, which is to bluntly deny India much of a future in the modern world.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Oct. 2013
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The lead lawyer for the plaintiffs, Seth P. Waxman, a solicitor general for the Clinton administration, initially refused, but eventually assented after further criticism from Judge Reyes.—
Chris Cameron,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Any restaurant names or trademarks in the names of our recipes are included solely for reference and do not indicate any authorization or approval by their owners.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 July 2025
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The order by President Donald Trump to deny citizenship to babies born to immigrants without legal authorization to be in the U.S. is now before the courts.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Verb
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On top of settling on a rate increase lower than originally planned, the MSD board agreed to postpone the original effective date of Aug. 1 by one month.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
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For her link-up with friends, Solange completely agreed.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 July 2025
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“Consent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consent. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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