give authorization or consent to (someone) to do something: the law permits councils to monitor any factory emitting smoke he would not permit anybody access to the library
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an official document giving someone authorization to do something:he is only in Britain on a work permit
officially allow (someone) to do something: the law permits councils to monitor any factory emitting smoke he would not permit anybody access to the library
n.
an official document giving someone authorization to do something:he is only in Britain on a work permit