A licence is a legal permission or authority granted to someone to do something, such as driving a car or operating a business. It shows that the person has met certain requirements and is allowed to perform a specific activity. Full definition
If it were acknowledged up front that the output from all those new projects is intended for export, surely that would remove a lot of the social licence for new extraction projects. (cedamia.org)
For every one pound of licence fee spent, two pounds is generated in economic activity. (totalpolitics.com)
Opportunity to lead design and have full creative licence in your role. (inspiringinterns.com)