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Meaning of 'passport' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Passport [ n.]
- Permission to pass; a document given by the competent officer of a state, permitting the person therein named to pass or travel from place to place, without molestation, by land or by water.
- A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of war, to certify their nationality and protect them from belligerents; a sea letter.
- A license granted in time of war for the removal of persons and effects from a hostile country; a safe-conduct.
- Figuratively: Anything which secures advancement and general acceptance.

Meaning of 'passport' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . passport [ n]
Meaning (1):
- any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission
Example in sentence:
  • her pleasant personality is already a recommendation;
  • his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society
Meaning (2):
- any authorization to pass or go somewhere
Example in sentence:
  • the pass to visit had a strict time limit

Nearby Words:

pas pasan pasch pascha paschal paseng pash pasha pashalic pashaw

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