Synonyms of the word

permission

• n. authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority).
• n. The act of permitting.
• n. (computing) flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.

approval

• n. An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that…
• n. An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
• n. (especially philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match his stated interests; he can…

authorisation

• n. Alternative spelling of authorization.

authorization

• n. (uncountable) Permission.
• n. (countable) An act of authorizing.
• n. (countable) (A document giving) formal sanction, permission or warrant.
• n. (government) Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.

commendation

• n. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
• n. That which is the ground of approbation or praise.
• n. A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting.
• n. An award or recognition for performance; a medal.

empowerment

• n. The granting of political, social or economic power to an individual or group.
• n. The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power.
• n. The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).
• n. (South Africa) Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.

license

• n. A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
• n. The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.
• n. Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or…
• n. Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.
• v. The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.
• v. Authorize officially.

permit

• v. (now archaic, rare) To hand over, resign (something to someone).
• v. (transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
• v. (transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to.
• v. (intransitive) To allow for, to make something possible.
• v. (intransitive) To allow, to admit (of).
• v. (transitive, pronounced like noun) To grant formal authorization for (something).
• v. (transitive, pronounced like noun) To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for…
• n. (obsolete) Formal permission.
• n. An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
• n. A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.