imprimaturnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌɪm.prɪˈmeɪ.tər/us/ˌɪm.prɪˈmeɪ.t̬ɚ/formalofficial permission to do something that is given by a person or group in a position of power:
When he suspended the constitution and dissolved Congress, he had the imprimatur of the armed forces.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Allowing and permitting
- admit of sth
- allow
- allow of sth
- allowable
- authorization
- authorize
- concession
- green
- leave
- let
- let sb/sth out
- licence
- license
- mandate
- OK
- open the floodgates idiom
- permissible
- sanction
- submit
- variance
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