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laissez passer

lais·sez·pas·ser

UK/ˌlɛseɪ ˈpɑːseɪ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions

  • “the media representatives had special passes”

Origin

Borrowed from French laissez-passer.

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