permission

Definition

  • noun: the right or ability to do something that is given by someone who has the power to decide if it will be allowed or permitted
  • noun: the act of 'permitting'

Examples

  • They got/received 'permission' from the city to build an apartment complex.

  • The teacher gave me her 'permission' to go home early.

  • He asked (for) my 'permission' to paint his room.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Remember. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for Herpes. That shit'll come back with you. Hold on, I still need some of your permission slips. And $ for the field trip to the Griffith observatory next weekend. Pay now or forever regret missing out in this experience of a lifetime, guys. (..)
    2009 The Hangover
  • (..) Harry! Harry! Let me get this straight, Professor... You're actually giving us permission to do this? That is correct, Longbottom. To blow it up! Boom! Boom! Wicked! (..)
    2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  • (..) I have to leave boys, I sit down it, I have to leave. There the patrol car of the river comes and they cannot see me, because I don't have permission and it should not be here. If they ask them, you. they don't have me seen, seriously I sit down it a lot. Good luck, pleasure in (..)
    2007 Into the Wild