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green light

1

noun

  1. a green-colored traffic light used to signal drivers, pedestrians, etc., that they may proceed.

  2. authorization; approval; permission.

    The railroad has been given the green light on the proposed fare increase.



green-light

2

verb (used with object)

green-lighted, green-lit, green-lighting. 
  1. to give permission to proceed; authorize.

    The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.

green light

noun

  1. a signal to go, esp a green traffic light

  2. permission to proceed with a project

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to permit (a project, etc) to proceed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused the United States of giving Israel the “green light” for the operation.

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On 14 May, police arrested the official who had given the green light for the lifting of the Defence Ministry complex's protected status.

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He takes this as a green light to order for her and talk about himself nonstop.

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“We don’t know why it’s stuck there and why the administration hasn’t moved forward, but it seems, like, with everything these days, they’re waiting on the president’s green light.”

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"This isn't a green light for damage, it's a reminder of the balance between access and stewardship."

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