as in consent
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
she asked for permission to have a piece of candy the President granted permission for the foreign diplomats to have special quarters
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A.o. Scott, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Bell, silent in his courtroom cell, clad in a jail-issue black T-shirt and orange pants, looked on as Franklin granted his release and prosecutors’ requests to bar Bell from contacting minors expect with the permission of Sacramento County child welfare officials.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
Armed with a sturdy CET1 ratio — a measure of a bank’s strength and resilience — of 16.1% as of the third quarter, the Italian lender is seeking permission from the European Central Bank, which oversees the euro zone’s largest lenders, to increase its Commerzbank stake to 29.99%.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
An asylum-seeker may be able to stay in the U.S. and receive permission to work while their case is pending, which requires them to show up for interviews.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2025
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A.o. Scott, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Bell, silent in his courtroom cell, clad in a jail-issue black T-shirt and orange pants, looked on as Franklin granted his release and prosecutors’ requests to bar Bell from contacting minors expect with the permission of Sacramento County child welfare officials.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
Armed with a sturdy CET1 ratio — a measure of a bank’s strength and resilience — of 16.1% as of the third quarter, the Italian lender is seeking permission from the European Central Bank, which oversees the euro zone’s largest lenders, to increase its Commerzbank stake to 29.99%.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
An asylum-seeker may be able to stay in the U.S. and receive permission to work while their case is pending, which requires them to show up for interviews.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Permission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permission. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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