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or licence
1
as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
the company is seeking license to operate several more power plants in the state
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2
as in delegation
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
a restaurant owner has to get a license to serve food and drink
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3
as in authorization
the right to act or move freely
military commanders on the ground must be granted considerable license, as wars cannot be micromanaged by people back in Washington
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also licence
as in to enable
to give official or legal power to
a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies
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Recent Examples of license
Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
Applicants for a permit must first have a current license to operate from the Lake County Health Department, a diagram showing the size of the vehicle or trailer, an Illinois sales tax certificate and proper insurance listing the city as an additional insured, according to city regulations.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Saul Elbein, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
The firm has licensed four promising obesity therapies from China, which is emerging as a pharmaceutical research and development powerhouse.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Trump has repeatedly threatened NBC, ABC and CBS over their coverage of him and suggested his Federal Communications Commission pull their broadcast licenses.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
Applicants for a permit must first have a current license to operate from the Lake County Health Department, a diagram showing the size of the vehicle or trailer, an Illinois sales tax certificate and proper insurance listing the city as an additional insured, according to city regulations.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
Kodiak Roustabout, a contractor licensed to inspect Aghorn injection wells also admitted to sending fraudulent well data to Texas regulators.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
The firm has licensed four promising obesity therapies from China, which is emerging as a pharmaceutical research and development powerhouse.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for license
Noun
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To qualify as religious release time, educational instruction must take place off campus, with parental permission and with no public funding.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Some school districts require permission from parents to allow disciplinary paddling in school, while others do not require any communication.—
Christina Erickson,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Chinese are very artful with friendship associations, with having friendly delegations going over to talk about battery technology or wind generation of energy, etc.—
Ali Martin,
Christian Science Monitor,
17 Apr. 2025
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The collaboration brings a delegation of Swiss filmmakers and officials to Beijing, with Swiss Ambassador Johann N. Schneider-Ammann expected to attend the opening ceremony.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Related article Top vaccine official forced out of FDA And Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, who was instrumental in the development and authorization of mRNA vaccines during the Covid-19 pandemic, was forced out of the agency this month.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Roughly 985,000 people used the app to make appointments at a port of entry at the border, with those who entered often permitted to seek asylum and given temporary work authorization.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Archer Aviation Archer's efforts to secure what's called 'Type Certification' from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Midnight could enable the eVTOL company to operate out of major airports.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Apr. 2025
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Phishing attacks often attempt to get people to share personal information, like Social Security numbers, which enables criminals to access finances.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With Ekholm out of commission, both Ty Emberson and John Klingberg drew back into the lineup to play right defence.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, Flow Space may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In a time when everything feels expensive, that kind of freedom is priceless.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
18 Apr. 2025
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In question was whether Bob Jones' discriminatory policy was protected by its right to religious freedom, because the school claimed the Bible prohibited race-mixing.—
Jonaki Mehta,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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You’re also permitted to write off a certain amount of loss due to disaster, reducing your tax burden.—
Cora Lewis,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nike has other picks on sale—pretty much every category on their site has some kind of promotion going on—including a bunch of top-selling sneaks.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
28 Mar. 2025
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In addition to postings, the bill would require employers to provide the same compensation information: To job applicants upon request and before any compensation discussion or offer; To employees at the time of hire, transfer, or promotion; And once per calendar year, if requested.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“License.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/license. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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