green lights 1 of 2

noun

Definition of green lightsnext
plural of green light
as in permissions
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser

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green-lights

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verb

present tense third-person singular of green-light
as in permits
to give permission for or to approve of as soon as the project is green-lighted, we'll schedule a planning meeting

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  1. permissions
  2. authorizations
  3. allows
Noun
  • Grant any necessary audio permissions.
    Laura M. Labovich, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • By setting precise access permissions at the AI layer, businesses can ensure agents only interact with appropriate datasets—minimizing the chance of misuse while safeguarding sensitive information.
    Rich Vibert, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of permissions
Noun
  • That legislation would have funded the government through March 14, extend the farm bill for one year and appropriate roughly $100 billion in disaster relief and $10 billion in economic assistance for farmers, among other authorizations.
    Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The strike authorizations, announced in a Tuesday press release, cover Teamsters workers at warehouses in the City of Industry, San Bernandino, Victorville and Palmdale.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of authorizations
Verb
  • The deal allows Capital One to cross-sell a wide range of financial products including checking and savings accounts, and personal and automotive loans to Discover’s loyal base of cardholders.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Seattle’s offensive line allows a lot of pressure, the team doesn’t run the ball much (or very well) and the quarterback is often in pure passing situations without any misdirection or run threat.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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