permits
Officially says yes
Permits functions as both verb and noun around the idea of allowing.
To permit is to give permission or make possible: The rules permit one absence per semester, Weather permitting, we'll eat outside.
A permit is an official document granting authorization: a building permit, a work permit, a parking permit.
The noun stresses the first syllable (PER-mit), the verb the second (per-MIT).
Favorable opinion given
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
validation · certification · accreditation · credentials · warrant · mandate · empowerment · entitlement
Sectioning areas by use
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- codeSymbolic communication system
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
standards · oversight · guidelines · restrictions · planning · land use · variance · setback
Controlling a vehicle
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- huntingPursuing wild game
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
- constructionProcess of building something
zoning · marriage · business · liquor · broadcasting · pilot · firearm · occupational
Make something feasible
- allowGrant permission for
- grantBestow or award money
- authorizeGrant formal permission
- empowerGrant authority or confidence
entitle · consent · approve · sanction · endorse · acquiesce · concede · yield
Access or submission
- admissionEntry or confession
- admittancePermission to enter
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- checkpointInspection station on route
security · pass · badge · credential · gate pass · visitor pass · backstage · restricted area
approval
Favorable opinion given
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- endorsementFormal expression of support
clearance · validation · certification · accreditation · credentials · warrant · mandate · empowerment · entitlement · privilege
zoning
Sectioning areas by use
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- codeSymbolic communication system
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
enforcement · standards · oversight · guidelines · restrictions · planning · land use · variance · setback · easement
driving
Controlling a vehicle
construction · zoning · marriage · business · liquor · broadcasting · pilot · firearm · occupational · environmental
enable
Make something feasible
empower · entitle · consent · approve · sanction · endorse · acquiesce · concede · yield · tolerate
entry
Access or submission
- admissionEntry or confession
- admittancePermission to enter
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
checkpoint · security · pass · badge · credential · gate pass · visitor pass · backstage · restricted area · authorized personnel
- bureaucracybureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, red tape, civil service
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- DMV/City Hallclerk, staff, caseworker, director, receptionist
- public informationnews, public records, weather, census data, court records
- Urban Growthzoning, annexation, suburbs, sprawl, boomtown
- bureaucracy in filmred tape, paperwork, civil servants, government officials, agencies
- permission slipWritten parental authorization
- learner's permitRestricted beginner driving credential
- construction permitApproval to erect structures
- driver's permitsProvisional credentials for new motorists
- asking permissionSeeking consent beforehand
- work permitOfficial employment eligibility document
permit, permission, permitted, permissible, permitting, permissive, impermissible, permissibility, unpermitted