Ban and Granting

Ban

Ban noun - An order that something not be done or used.
Usage example: a quiet seaside resort with a ban on the drinking of alcohol in public places

Granting is an antonym for ban.

Nearby Word: banned

Granting

Granting noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.
Usage example: your granting of an interview for this job opening will be much appreciated

Ban is an antonym for granting.

Nearby Words: grant, granted, grantor

Both words in one sentence

  • Useful Notes / Christianity The mainstream LDS church, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, considers polygamy grounds for excommunication, and has since 1890, Divine authorization for this practice having been withdrawn (largely due to Congress' insistence on a ban on polygamy before granting statehood to Utah).
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