green light
1 Americannoun
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a green-colored traffic light used to signal drivers, pedestrians, etc., that they may proceed.
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authorization; approval; permission.
The railroad has been given the green light on the proposed fare increase.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a signal to go, esp a green traffic light
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permission to proceed with a project
verb
Example Sentences
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The deal still needs a green light from lawmakers in the European Parliament, which referred it to the EU's top court within days of being inked in January.
From Barron's
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lawrence Riff, who approved the protective order, said Thursday that he wasn’t ready to give the county the green light.
From Los Angeles Times
On Wednesday, three High Court judges gave the green light to the Home Office to challenge their decision at the Court of Appeal.
From BBC
Human color vision depends on three types of cone cells in the eye, sensitive to red, blue and green light.
From Science Daily
"To have the green light in a £14bn transformation is enormous and now just need the rail industry to move as fast as possible," they said.
From BBC
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