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Passport

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.

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Characteristic 76% connected

Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; di…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Instrument 76% connected

That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Permission 76% connected

The act of permitting or allowing; formal consent; authorization; leave; license or liberty granted.

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Safe-conduct 76% connected

That which gives a safe passage

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Safeguard 76% connected

One who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection.

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Component part 1

Visa 70% connected

See Vis/.

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Synonym 2

Pass 92% connected

To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Recommendation 92% connected

The act of recommending.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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