Antonym: prohibition. Similar words: mission, emission, admission, commission, commissioner, missionary, transmission, missing. Meaning: [pər'mɪʃn /pə-] 
n. 1. approval to do something 2. the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.
n. 1. approval to do something 2. the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization. (151) The policeman has special permission to snoop into the office records.
(152) I'd like your permission to ask Silvia to marry me.
More similar words: mission, emission, admission, commission, commissioner, missionary, transmission, missing, missile, session, recession, depression, profession, impression, discussion, aggression, confession, professional, congressional, permit, undermine, never mind, dismiss, pension, tension, version, mansion, division, decision, invasion.