permission
noun
Origin of permission
Synonyms for permission
Antonyms for permission
Related Words for permission
acceptance, acknowledgment, license, admission, endorsement, agreement, dispensation, permit, privilege, approval, concession, warrant, recognition, indulgence, concurrence, assent, promise, sanction, toleration, libertyExamples from the Web for permission
Contemporary Examples of permission
The pilot asked air-traffic control for permission to climb from 32,000 to 38,000 feet to avoid the bad weather.
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Excerpted from Moneyball for Government, published by Disruption Books, and reprinted with permission.
Excerpted with the permission of the publisher, Rowman & Littlefield.
He wrote about their time together for the April 1982 issue of Esquire (and the piece appears here with the author's permission).
Historical Examples of permission
Her visitor had accepted the open door as permission to enter and was standing in the hall.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
He looked about the company for permission to begin, and then addressed himself to Arrumpa.
The Trail BookMary Austin
I didn't want to go into this phase of it, but it may explain what, with your permission, I am about to do.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark
Well, it doesn't matter; I'll take the horse without his permission.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
I dare say my mother will consent to it, if I have my father's permission to go.
Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9)Samuel Richardson