licenses 1 of 2

noun

variants or licences
Definition of licensesnext
plural of license
1
as in permissions
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something the company is seeking license to operate several more power plants in the state

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2
as in delegations
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties a restaurant owner has to get a license to serve food and drink

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3
as in authorizations
the right to act or move freely military commanders on the ground must be granted considerable license, as wars cannot be micromanaged by people back in Washington

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licenses

2 of 2

verb

variants also licences
present tense third-person singular of license
as in enables
to give official or legal power to a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for licenses
  1. permissions
  2. delegations
  3. authorizations
  4. enables
  5. latitudes
  6. promotions
  7. freedoms
Noun
  • By setting precise access permissions at the AI layer, businesses can ensure agents only interact with appropriate datasets—minimizing the chance of misuse while safeguarding sensitive information.
    Rich Vibert, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Grant any necessary audio permissions.
    Laura M. Labovich, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of permissions
Noun
  • Led dozens of delegations of international observers to various countries to help ensure elections were free and fair.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
  • In the coming weeks, local legislative delegations will hold daytime forums to hear from the public.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of delegations
Noun
  • With less than a month until he is set to give up the Oval Office, Biden gave sweeping authorizations on Tuesday to a slew of legislation that does everything from targeting child abuse to designating the balk eagle as the country’s national bird.
    Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
  • That legislation would have funded the government through March 14, extend the farm bill for one year and appropriate roughly $100 billion in disaster relief and $10 billion in economic assistance for farmers, among other authorizations.
    Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of authorizations
Verb
  • This enables quantum computers to perform complex calculations with fundamentally different computational capabilities.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Cybersecurity can potentially be compromised by the same computational capacity that enables the solution of complex issues.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of enables
Noun
  • This resulted in widespread auroras at low latitudes that were viewed by millions across the world.
    Ryan French, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • All in all, over 70 percent of hourly extreme temperature anomalies in mid-latitudes occur during ARs.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of latitudes
Noun
  • Shakespeare, affectionately known as ‘Two Balls Shakey’ because of his penchant for holding a ball under each arm in training and during warm-up drills, contributed hugely to two promotions from League One in 2009 and the Championship in 2014, the great escape of 2015 and the 5000-1 title success.
    Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • To keep good people around, data centers must also offer internal promotions and other growth opportunities.
    Andrew Schaap, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of promotions
Noun
  • Disney didn’t want to jeopardize 60 years of press freedoms bestowed through that decision.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Conservative leaders framed vaccine mandates as an overreach of government power, threatening personal freedoms and bodily autonomy, while more liberal and progressive leaders perceived vaccines as a collective opportunity to promote public health.
    Omer Awan, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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