green-light

verb (used with object), green·-light·ed or green·-lit, green·-light·ing.

to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.

green light

noun

a green-colored traffic light used to signal drivers, pedestrians, etc., that they may proceed.

authorization; approval; permission: The railroad has been given the green light on the proposed fare increase.

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Related Words for green-light

permission, consent, blessing, assent, go-ahead, approval, clearance, thumbs-up, agreement, dispensation, license, nod, sanction, OK, empowerment

Examples from the Web for green-light

Contemporary Examples of green-light

Obama also said Israel has “absolutely not” given Israel a green-light to attack Iran, as Biden had suggested.
The Sovereign Nation of Biden
Lloyd Grove
July 7, 2009

Historical Examples of green-light

I saw among them two or three of the green-light hand weapons.
The White Invaders
Raymond King Cummings

British Dictionary definitions for green-light

green light

noun

a signal to go, esp a green traffic light

permission to proceed with a project

verb greenlight -lights, -lighting or -lighted (tr)

to permit (a project, etc) to proceed

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