free passes
No-cost entry tickets
Free passes are permissions to bypass normal requirements—admission fees, rules, or consequences.
A free pass gets you into a concert without paying.
Figuratively, giving someone a free pass means excusing behavior that would normally be criticized or punished: The media gave him a free pass on his controversial comments.
She doesn't get a free pass just because she's famous.
- exemptionRelease from requirement
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
- VIP treatmentPreferential service for notables
- admissionEntry or confession
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
carte blanche · blank check · complimentary · golden ticket · courtesy · guest list · ticket · voucher · giveaway · invite · wild card · diplomatic immunity · grant · access · entry · preferential treatment · special treatment · amnesty
free passespay-per-view
Charged-admission television content
cover charge · cover charges · admission fee · entrance fee · toll
free passesconsequences
Results of actions taken
qualifications · due diligence · penalties · repercussions · credentials
free passesdenials
Refusals to acknowledge
rejections · exclusions · bans · prohibitions · blacklisting
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