Ban and Sanction

Opposite meaning words

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

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Nearby Word: banned

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

Usage example: you cannot make a student video without your faculty advisor's sanction of its subject matter prior to shooting

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Ban is an antonym for sanction in topics: permit, permission, approval.

Nearby Words: sanctioned, sanctity, sanctioning

player	ban player	sanction player
heroes	ban heroes	sanction heroes

The plot of the prequel Deus Ex: Human Revolution revolves around the UN's decision to consider a sanction or ban on all human augmentations.

Source: United Nations Is a Superpower

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