Passport

Word PASSPORT
Character 8
Hyphenation pass port
Pronunciations /ˈpɑːspɔːt/

Definitions and meanings of "Passport"

What do we mean by passport?

An official document issued by a government identifying a citizen, certifying his or her nationality, and formally requesting admittance and safe passage from foreign countries. noun

An official permit issued by a foreign country allowing one to transport goods or to travel through that country. noun

An official document issued by an allied foreign government to a ship, especially a neutral merchant ship in time of war, authorizing it to enter and travel through certain waters freely. noun

Something that gives one the right or privilege of passage, entry, or acceptance. noun

To supply or provide with a passport.

A document issued by competent civil authority, granting permission to the person specified in it to travel, or authenticating his right to protection. noun

A safe-conduct granted in time of war for persons and effects in a hostile country. noun

A license for importing or exporting goods subject to duty without paying the usual duties.—4. Anything which enables one to pass with safety or certainty; a certificate; a voucher. noun

That which enables one to attain any object or reach any end. noun

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. noun

A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of war, to certify their nationality and protect them from belligerents; a sea letter. noun

A license granted in time of war for the removal of persons and effects from a hostile country; a safe-conduct. noun

Figuratively: Anything which secures advancement and general acceptance. noun

An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued. noun

Any document that allows entry or passage. noun

Something which enables someone to do or achieve something. noun

A document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country noun

Any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission noun

Any authorization to pass or go somewhere noun

An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.

(by extension) Any document that allows entry or passage.

Something which enables someone to do or achieve something.

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The word "passport" in example sentences

The term passport "is not supposed to be funny: it has been widely discussed and approved," says one EC agriculture official. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"For us the passport is the official identity form," he added. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As a US citizen with family and friends spread all over the globe, my passport is always current. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has said repeatedly that a passport is the "accepted proof of a gymnast's eligibility," and that He and China's other gymnasts have presented ones that show they are age eligible. ❋ Unknown (2008)

People turned in their UK ppts, got their Venezuelan ones, came to us, and we wrote a letter saying: ".... we remind you that the passport is the property of Her Majesty's government ...." so please return it. ❋ Unknown (2005)

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