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sanction
noun [U] (APPROVAL) /ˈsæŋk.ʃən/Definition
› approval or permission, especially formal or legal: They tried to get official sanction for the scheme.Allowing and permitting
(Definition of sanction noun (APPROVAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Allowing and permitting
Synonyms and related words:
- admit of sth phrasal verb
- allow of sth phrasal verb
- allow verb (GIVE PERMISSION)
- allowable adjective
- authorization noun
- authorize verb
- concession noun (SOMETHING ALLOWED)
- given the chance/choice idiom
- go ahead phrasal verb
- imprimatur noun
- leave noun (PERMISSION)
- leave verb (GIVE RESPONSIBILITY)
- let sb/sth in phrasal verb
- let sb/sth out phrasal verb
- mandate verb (GIVE PERMISSION)
- OK noun
- submit verb (ALLOW)
- unlicensed adjective
- valid adjective
- waive verb
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