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allow

verb as in admit; acknowledge

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grant

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let on

verb as in permit an action

verb as in set aside

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“The people of this country will not allow us to move toward oligarchy. They will not allow Trump to take us into authoritarianism,” Sanders said, to cheers.

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The amnesia conceit allows the film to highlight its artificiality: painted backdrops, stages that recede into blackness, supporting players recast in multiple roles.

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F Homeowners who cannot rebuild in perimeter and interior buffer zones can work with city offcials to exchange development rights, allowing them to rebuild in safer neighborhoods.

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One policy idea that voters disliked in the poll was allowing insurance companies to increase their rates if it enables them to offer fire coverage more broadly.

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The legislation proposes to expand the types of labor covered under the visa program and allow for year-round employment of H-2A workers, according to a summary shared with The Times.

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What are other ways to say allow?

Allow and permit are often interchangeable as terms that imply granting or conceding the right of someone to do something, but permit is the more positive of the two. Allow implies complete absence of an attempt, or even an intent, to hinder. Permit suggests formal or implied assent or authorization. Let is the familiar, conversational term for both allow and permit.

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