licensing 1 of 2

noun

variants also licencing
Definition of licensingnext
as in license

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licensing

2 of 2

verb

variants also licencing
present participle of license
as in enabling
to give official or legal power to a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for licensing
  1. license
  2. enabling
  3. authorizing
  4. permission
  5. consent
  6. clearance
  7. sanction
  8. approval
Noun
  • The Oscar-winning actor, 69, was baptized and received a minister's license at the Kelly Temple Church of God in Christ in New York on Saturday in a service broadcast on Facebook.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • During the ceremony, Denzel was also presented with a minister license so that he can be ordained in the future.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of license
Verb
  • The aim is to launch startups and ideas that transcend conflict by enabling both sides to benefit from each other's expertise.
    Hessie Jones, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Moreover, the qualified immunity that prosecutors have for purposes of not enabling lawsuits aimed at redressing good faith prosecutions, applies to prosecutors, not investigators—and the FBI is an investigatory agency.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of enabling
Verb
  • Fragments of the debates about authorizing the persecutions show courtiers much more concerned with policing ordinary life than their predecessors.
    Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The debt limit is a relic of World War I, when Congress stopped authorizing individual instances of government borrowing and replaced them with a blanket authorization — up to a certain limit.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of authorizing
Noun
  • People living in the country without legal permission paid more than $1.2 billion in taxes, including $476.3 million in state and local taxes, and $4.3 billion in total spending power in 2022, according to the American Immigration Council.
    Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Set boundaries early on, like giving yourself permission to skip the chaos for a cup of hot cocoa.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of permission
Noun
  • Although the boy was vaccinated without his parents’ consent, court documents describe the incident as unintentional.
    Katie Smith, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024
  • And new federal efforts to crack down on unscrupulous brokers switching consumers' coverage without consent could slow down the process for picking a new plan CMS did not respond to questions about why open enrollment was extended.
    Maya Goldman, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of consent
Noun
  • The deal was conditioned upon approval by Alonzo Wickers, among the most preeminent legal clearance lawyers in the entertainment industry.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
  • His colleague Jermaine Pegues, who oversaw the lengthy clearance process, agrees.
    William Earl, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of clearance
Noun
  • Under the sanction, Kirillov was subject to a travel ban and an asset freeze.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Putin invaded the country back in February 2022 and has subsequently been hit with tough sanctions from the U.S. and other Western allies who support Ukraine.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of sanction
Noun
  • Most recently, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Adams' former top adviser, was charged with accepting bribes to expedite real estate approvals.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The coalition challenged the city’s approval of the single-family home.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of approval
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