- permission - approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave"
--1 is a kind of approval, commendation
--1 has particulars:authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction; all clear; consent; dismissal; green light; leave; pass, laissez passer; pass, passport - license, permission, permit - the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
--2 is a kind of authorization, authorisation, empowerment
--2 has particulars: clearance; conge; allowance; dispensation; tolerationDerived form: verb permit1 - license, permission, permit - the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization