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permission structures

permission structures is the plural of permission structure.

Meaning of permission structure

Noun

permission structure (plural permission structures)

  1. A mental framework or set of ideas that allows one to change one’s mind without negative emotional or psychological consequences.
    • "Part of building the permission structure to get them there was having the vote on the public option in the Senate and then seeing it fail, knowing that there was no choice. Either there was going to be health care without a public option or there would no healthcare reform," the former aide said.2013 May 1, Steve Holland, Caren Bohan, “In Obama's jargon, getting to yes requires a 'permission structure'”, in World, Reuters, retrieved 13 Aug 2025

Questions about permission structures

What is permission structures the plural of?
Permission structures is the plural of permission structure.

Words near permission structures in the dictionary

  1. permissing
  2. permission
  3. permission slip
  4. permission slips
  5. permission structure
  6. permission structures
  7. permissioned
  8. permissioning
  9. permissionless
  10. permissionlessness
  11. permissions

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