consent
US /kənˈsɛnt/
Definition
permission to do something
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
We cannot share your personal information without your written consent.
Word Family
NounNoun
consent gốc
VerbVerb
consent gốc
AdjectiveAdj
consentaneous
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- permissionapproval to do something
- approvalthe formal act of approving
- assentagreement with a statement or proposal to do something
Collocations
- Easy bring signed parental consent form to schoolto cause or carry to a place or result regarding signed parental consent form to school
- Medium obtain explicit written informed consent prior to medical treatmentto obtain explicit written informed consent prior to medical treatment, meaning to come into possession of
- Hard governance rests upon the fundamental consent of the governeddescribing governance rests upon the fundamental consent of the governed (the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something)
- Very Hard mere passive silence does not constitute voluntary informed consentdescribing mere passive silence does not constitute voluntary informed consent (a small pond of standing water)
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