| absent without leave |
absent without permission from assigned military duty, but not necessarily with the intention of deserting; AWOL. |
| admittance |
permission to enter; right of entry. [1/2 definitions] |
| apply |
to make an application for admission, employment, or permission. [1/6 definitions] |
| appropriate |
to take for one's own, often without permission. [1/3 definitions] |
| authorization |
power or permission issued by an authority. [1/2 definitions] |
| authorize |
to grant permission for or to; approve. [1/2 definitions] |
| authorized |
endowed with official permission or authority; given legal approval. |
| AWOL |
abbreviation of "absent without leave," absent without permission from assigned military duty, but not necessarily with the intention of deserting. |
| call on |
(of a teacher or the like) to ask for a response from or give permission to speak. [1/4 definitions] |
| can1 |
to have permission to. [1/4 definitions] |
| clear |
to give permission to for an action. [1/22 definitions] |
| clearance |
official permission for an action. [1/4 definitions] |
| congé |
official permission to leave. [1/4 definitions] |
| consent |
to give agreement, approval, or permission (often fol. by "to"). [2/3 definitions] |
| crash1 |
(slang) to stay overnight, perhaps repeatedly, in a place that is not one's own, sometimes with permission but generally without invitation. [1/17 definitions] |
| entrance1 |
ability or permission to enter; admission. [1/3 definitions] |
| expropriate |
to take or transfer without permission. [1/2 definitions] |
| hand |
a pledge of marriage or permission for a marriage. [1/17 definitions] |
| help oneself |
to take for oneself that which is offered or seems freely available, without little or no hesitation or request for permission. |
| highball |
to signal (the operator of a train) permission to start or proceed at full speed. [1/4 definitions] |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. [1/2 definitions] |