Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) blessing, approval, approving (the formal act of approving) "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
S: (n) approval (a feeling of liking something or someone good) "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"
S: (n) visa (an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it)
S: (n) nihil obstat (the phrase used by the official censor of the Roman Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined and contains nothing offensive to the church)
S: (n) recognition, credit (approval) "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"
S: (n) all clear (permission to proceed because obstacles have been removed)
S: (n) consent (permission to do something) "he indicated his consent"
S: (n) informed consent (consent by a patient to undergo a medical or surgical treatment or to participate in an experiment after the patient understands the risks involved)
S: (n) dismissal (permission to go; the sending away of someone)
S: (n) green light (permission to proceed with a project or to take action) "the gave the green light for construction to begin"
S: (n) leave (permission to do something) "she was granted leave to speak"
S: (n) pass, laissez passer (a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions) "the media representatives had special passes"
S: (n) subornation (underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful)
S: (n) subornation of perjury ((law) inducing someone to make a false oath as part of a judicial proceeding) "to prove subordination of perjury you must prove the perjury and also prove that the perjured statement was procured by the accused suborner who knew that it would be false"
S: (n) vote of confidence (an expression of approval and encouragement) "they gave the chairman a vote of confidence"
S: (n) acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat (enthusiastic approval) "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"
S: (n) character, reference, character reference (a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability) "requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"
S: (n) puff (exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes))
S: (n) compliment (a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration)
S: (n) trade-last (a compliment that I heard about you that I offer to trade for a compliment you have heard about me)