permission
noun
per·mis·sion
pər-ˈmi-shən 
1
: the act of permitting
2
: formal consent : authorization
Examples of permission in a Sentence
They got permission from the city to build an apartment complex.
The teacher gave me her permission to go home early.
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By mapping who has access to what and why, these tools help identify unnecessary permissions, enforce least-privilege access and eliminate redundancies (full disclosure: Gathid offers this solution).
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Leslie Milne, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Reddit sued Anthropic on Wednesday, accusing the startup of training its artificial intelligence (AI) models on the popular forum without permission.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 5 June 2025
National Donut Day, which comes around annually on the first Friday of June, isn't just promotional permission to partake in pastries – the celebration has some historical heft.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 June 2025
In entertainment, one of the more significant proposals is the No Fakes Act, which would give individuals a right to control their digital likeness, meaning that content creators would need permission to recreate celebrities and anyone else using AI.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 June 2025
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Leslie Milne, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Reddit sued Anthropic on Wednesday, accusing the startup of training its artificial intelligence (AI) models on the popular forum without permission.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 5 June 2025
National Donut Day, which comes around annually on the first Friday of June, isn't just promotional permission to partake in pastries – the celebration has some historical heft.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 June 2025
In entertainment, one of the more significant proposals is the No Fakes Act, which would give individuals a right to control their digital likeness, meaning that content creators would need permission to recreate celebrities and anyone else using AI.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 June 2025
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“Permission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permission. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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permission
noun
per·mis·sion
pər-ˈmish-ən
1
: the act of permitting
2
: the consent of a person in authority
has permission to leave
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