Billigung — meaning in English

English meaning

• approval noun Official permission or agreement that something is acceptable.
• fiat noun An official order or decree, especially one issued without needing agreement from others.
• passing adjective Lasting only briefly; temporary.
• sanction noun Official approval or permission for an action.

Senses

Billigung is used for these senses in English:

• approval An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
• fiat Authorization, permission or (official) sanction.
• passing (legal) The act of approving a bill etc. [from 15th c.]
• sanction An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.

fiat — full definition

1. noun An official order or decree, especially one issued without needing agreement from others.
2. noun Currency that has value because a government declares it legal tender, not because it's backed by a physical commodity.

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