Declination and Permission

Declination

Declination noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.
Usage example: congressional declinations of cabinet appointments have been relatively infrequent, most senators believing that the president is entitled to pick his own advisors

Permission is an antonym for declination.

Permission

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

Declination is an antonym for permission.

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