Force
Force verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.
Usage example: hunger forced the refugees to steal
Permit
Permit verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
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Both words in one sentence
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Dress codes are notably a lot more lax than any armed force could possibly permit, and radio chatter is a lot more informal.
Source: Video Game / XCOM 2 -
Vida Rocca from Power Rangers Mystic Force was about as blatant about being this trope as US Moral Guardians will permit.
Source: Butch Lesbian
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Permit and Force. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/force/permit
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Permit or Force. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/force/permit.
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