Synonyms for consent to
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1. consent to

   We allow that which we do not attempt to hinder; we permit that to which we give some express authorization. When this is given verbally it is called permission; when in writing it is commonly called a permit. There are establishments that any one will be allowed to visit without challenge or hindrance; there are others that no one is allowed to visit without a permit from the manager; there are others to which visitors are admitted at specified times, without a formal permit. We allow a child's innocent intrusion; we concede a right; grant a request; consent to a sale of property; permit an inspection of accounts; sanction a marriage; tolerate the rudeness of a well-meaning servant; submit to a surgical operation; yield to a demand or necessity against our wish or will, or yield something under compulsion; as, the sheriff yielded the keys at the muzzle of a revolver, and allowed the mob to enter. Suffer, in the sense of mild concession, is now becoming rare, its place being taken by allow, permit, or tolerate. Compare PERMISSION.

   See also synonyms for PROHIBIT.

   Synonyms:
   admit, allow, concede, grant, let, permit, sanction, suffer, tolerate, yield

   Antonyms:
   deny, disallow, disapprove, forbid, protest, refuse, reject, resist, withstand

   Preposition:
   To allow of (in best recent usage, simply to allow) such an action; allow one in such a course; allow for spending-money.

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1. Bill Lee on Wednesday:

   The United States and Tennessee have always been, since the very founding of our nation, a shining beacon of freedom and opportunity for the persecuted and oppressed, particularly those suffering religious persecution, my administration has worked extensively to determine the best outcome for Tennessee, and I will consent to working with President Trump and his administration to responsibly resettle refugees.

2. Joseph Conrad:

   The last thing a woman will consent to discover in a man whom she loves, or on whom she simply depends, is want of courage.

3. Judge James Burke:

   Lack of consent results from forcible compulsion or circumstances under which at the time of the act of intercourse, the complainant clearly expressed that she did not consent to engage in such act and a reasonable person in the defendant's situation would have understood the complainant's words and acts as an expression of lack of consent to such act under all the circumstances.

4. Kaitlin Bennett:

   I-I don’t consent to you following me. Leave me alone. I’m not a lesbian, I’m not into this.

5. Corey Lewandowski:

   Corey Lewandowski know in New Hampshire, Corey Lewandowski need two-party consent to record a phone conversation. Corey Lewandowski record my phone conversation, I'm going to sue Corey Lewandowski f --- ing a -- to next year, Corey Lewandowski know that, right ?