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Verb: greenlight  ,green'lIt
  1. Give permission or approval for something
    "I will greenlight his educational policies";
    - approve, O.K., okay, sanction, green-light, OK
     
  2. To allow a project (especially a TV show) to go ahead
    "The network greenlighted the pilot for a full season"
Noun: green light  green lIt
  1. Permission to proceed with a project or to take action
    "they gave the green light for construction to begin"
     
  2. A signal to proceed
    "The diver gave a green light to indicate that everything was okay before descending";
    - go-ahead, thumbs-up [informal]

Derived forms: green-lighted, green lights, green-lighting, greenlighted, greenlighting, greenlights, green-lights

Type of: authorise [Brit], authorize, clear, pass, permission, robot [S.Africa], stoplight [N. Amer], traffic light, traffic signal

Encyclopedia: Greenlight

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