Synonyms for License
ˈlaɪ sənsli·cense

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1. license

   In general terms, it may be said that freedom is absolute, liberty relative; freedom is the absence of restraint, liberty is primarily the removal or avoidance of restraint; in its broadest sense, it is the state of being exempt from the domination of others or from restricting circumstances. Freedom and liberty are constantly interchanged; the slave is set at liberty, or gains his freedom; but freedom is the nobler word. Independence is said of states or nations, freedom and liberty of individuals; the independence of the United States did not secure liberty or freedom to its slaves. Liberty keeps quite strictly to the thought of being clear of restraint or compulsion; freedom takes a wider range, applying to other oppressive influences; thus, we speak of freedom from annoyance or intrusion. License is, in its limited sense, a permission or privilege granted by adequate authority, a bounded liberty; in the wider sense, license is an ignoring and defiance of all that should restrain, and a reckless doing of all that individual caprice or passion may choose to do — a base and dangerous counterfeit of freedom. Compare ALLOW; PERMISSION.

   Synonyms:
   emancipation, freedom, independence, liberty

   Antonyms:
   captivity, compulsion, constraint, imprisonment, necessity, obligation, oppression, serfdom, servitude, slavery, superstition, thraldom

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1. licenset

   Synonyms:
   permit, allow, indulge

   Antonyms:
   restraint, disallow, withhold, forbid, prohibit

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1. license, licence, permitnoun

   a legal document giving official permission to do something

   Synonyms:
   license, licence, permission, permit

2. license, licencenoun

   freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

   Synonyms:
   license, licence, permission, permit

3. license, licencenoun

   excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

   "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke

   Synonyms:
   license, licence, permission, permit

4. license, permission, permitverb

   the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

   Synonyms:
   license, licence, permission, permit

5. license, licence, certifyverb

   authorize officially

   "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

   Synonyms:
   indorse, demonstrate, license, evidence, attest, licence, manifest, certify, endorse

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1. • Authorize
   • Liberty

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1. licensenoun

   Synonyms:
   permission, privilege, leave, right

2. licensenoun

   Synonyms:
   permit, warrant

3. licensenoun

   Synonyms:
   laxity, excessive liberty, exorbitant freedom

4. licenseverb

   Synonyms:
   permit, allow, grant authority to, give a permit or warrant to

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1. licensenoun

   Synonyms:
   privilege, right, lawlessness, anarchy

2. licenseverb

   Synonyms:
   legalize, permit

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1. List of paraphrases for "license":

   licence, licensing, leave, licenses, licences, permit, permits, licensed, leave-of-absence, enrolment, authorization

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1. License

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1. Mark Nichols:

   Folks from Idaho... could come to a clinic in Oregon, be seen by a provider with an Oregon license, receive their care and go back to their home in Idaho. In most cases, that will all happen in one visit.

2. Justin Trudeau:

   We need to be consulting with communities; we need to be partnering with indigenous peoples; we need to be reassuring Canadians that the science and environmental impact and the risks are being properly monitored, however, we do need to continue to allow processes ... underway where proponents of a broad range of projects can attempt to acquire the social license that simply was not available, even as a theoretical option, over the past years.

3. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr:

   This executive order is nothing but a license for gross federal overreach that will have potentially life-altering consequences for hard-working Georgians.

4. Jarred Evans:

   Jarred Evans holed up in Jarred Evans home for a week and a half until Jarred Evans received the news that the U.S. Embassy was evacuating its diplomats and their families and other U.S. citizens. Jarred Evans was notified that a chartered flight would carry some of the 1,000 or so Americans in Wuhan back to the United States the next day. An acquaintance who drove Jarred Evans to the airport and U.S. officials notified Chinese authorities of the license plate number so that the car was allowed to drive on the streets. On the plane chartered by the U.S. to take the evacuees home were two men in full hazardous material suits who warned them about the seriousness of the outbreak. Nobody appeared sick but all of passengers decided to wear masks throughout the flight, Jarred Evans said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The plane flew to Anchorage, where the passengers had health screenings, and they cheered and applauded when the jet landed at the California base. Jarred Evans said the muted social experience on the base has been strange Im a very hands-on person.

5. Chris Cuomo:

   New York must stop all of its unnecessary lawsuits harrassment, start cleaning New York up, and lowering taxes. Build relationships, but dont bring Fredo ! Trump said, tacking on a insult referring to Chris Cuomo, Chris Cuomo. The Fredo reference is a nod to The Godfather films, and a character in the film who ultimately betrays Chris Cuomo. The Fredo reference was first made by a Trump supporter last summer in a viral video that saw the television journalist get irate with the man for the insult. In the video, Chris Cuomo says the term was meant as a derogatory term for Chris Cuomo Italian heritage, similar to the N-word for African Americans. ( Punk-a ** b ***** s from the right call me Fredo, Chris Cuomo said in the video. My name is Chris Cuomo. Im an anchor on CNN. Fredo is from The Godfather. He was a weak brother and they use it as an Italian aspersion.) DHS SUSPENDS GLOBAL ENTRY FOR New Yorkers ; WILL AFFECT 800K OVER 5 YEARS Chris Cuomo had said hes willing to restore federal access to driving records on a limited basis. But in a midday news conference, Chris Cuomo pledged not to let federal immigration agents see lists of people who had applied for a new type of license that doesnt require applicants to prove they are in the U.S. legally. If they think theyre going to extort New York into giving them a database of undocumented people, theyre wrong. I will never do that.