permit
The verb carries a sense of authority and boundary-setting. It is frequently used in legal, administrative, or formal contexts where a higher power grants permission. It suggests a binary state of allowed versus forbidden, often tied to rules or regulations.
As a noun, the word shifts from the act of allowing to the physical evidence of that allowance. It evokes the image of a stamped paper, a plastic card, or a digital token that serves as a key to a restricted activity or area.
Countable when referring to the physical document (a parking permit). Uncountable when referring to the general act of granting permission.
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permit of
to allow for or make possible a particular interpretation or action
The evidence is so vague that it permits of several different interpretations.