0 If someone is given permission to do something, they are allowed to do it:
[ + to infinitive ] You will need permission from your parents to go on the trip.
Official permission has been granted for more building near the river.
The authorities have refused permission for the demonstration to take place.
UK Planning permission was refused for the proposed superstore.
US Zoning permission was refused for the proposed superstore.
1 the act of allowing someone to do something, or of allowing something to happen:
2 the act of allowing something to happen, or allowing someone to do something:
permission for sth The EU has already granted its permission for the deal to go through.
permission to do sth We did get permission to hire more staff.
They did the work without permission and without an official budget.
Don't give permission to websites to install programs or files on your PC.
ask for/seek/request permission Today's court case is to seek permission to convene meetings with shareholders.
get/obtain/receive permission You must obtain permission from the Inland Revenue before going abroad.
grant/deny/refuse permission The Council has decided to refuse permission for the development to go ahead.
Has the director given you permission to do that?
We've received permission to go ahead with the music festival in spite of opposition from local residents.
You'll pay some hefty bank charges if you go overdrawn without permission.
The local council refused him planning permission to build an extra bedroom.
The woman's husband could not sell or otherwise alienate that land without her permission.
Permission was obtained from the organizations through which the participants were recruited, as well as from the adolescents themselves and their families.
They might insist, that is, that there are only negative duties and permissions, so that all acts of aid are supererogator y, not obligatory.
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