Denial and Sanction

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Denial noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.

Usage example: our supervisor's denial of unpaid personal leave got mixed reactions from the staff

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Sanction is an antonym for denial in dismissal topic.

Nearby Words: deny, denied, deniable, denier

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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Denial is an antonym for sanction in authorization topic.

Nearby Words: sanctioned, sanctity, sanctioning

immediate	immediate denial	immediate sanction
official	official denial	official sanction

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