Permission and Repression

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Permission noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.

Usage example: the President granted permission for the foreign diplomats to have special quarters

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Repression is an antonym for permission.

Repression noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.

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Permission is an antonym for repression in stopping topic.

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