Noun: passport 'pãs,port
- (law) a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country
"She made sure her passport was up to date before booking the international flight"
- Any authorization to go somewhere
"the passport to visit had a strict time limit";
- pass
- Any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favourable reception or acceptance or admission
"his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society";
- recommendation
Derived forms: passports
Type of: characteristic, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document, permission
Encyclopedia: Passport