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Meaning of "laissez passer" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAISSEZ PASSER

Literally: let pass.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LAISSEZ PASSER

laissez passer  [lese pase] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAISSEZ PASSER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Laissez passer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LAISSEZ PASSER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of laissez passer in the English dictionary

The definition of laissez passer in the dictionary is a document granting unrestricted access or movement to its holder.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAISSEZ PASSER

laipse
lair
lairage
laird
lairdly
lairdship
lairier
lairiest
lairize
lairy
laisse
laisser aller
laisser faire
laisser passer
laisser-faireism
laissez aller
laissez faire
laissez-faireism
laitance
laity

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAISSEZ PASSER

amasser
basser
canvasser
classer
crosser
degasser
dresser
gasser
grasser
hairdresser
harasser
Kirschwasser
kisser
laisser passer
lesser
Nasser
passer
presser
surpasser
trespasser

Synonyms and antonyms of laissez passer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «laissez passer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAISSEZ PASSER

Find out the translation of laissez passer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of laissez passer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «laissez passer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

放任路人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

laissez passer
570 millions of speakers

English

laissez passer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बीच में न राहगीर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

جواز مرور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пропусков прохожий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

laissez passer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাসসেজ পাসার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

laissez-passer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laissez passer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Laissez-passer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自由放任通行人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자유 통행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Laissez passer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người qua đường giấy thông hành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Laissez பாஸர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाईसेझ पासेर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bırakınız geçsinler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lasciapassare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

laissez-passer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перепусток перехожий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

permis de liberă trecere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

laissez passer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

laissez verbyganger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

passersedel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

laissez passer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of laissez passer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAISSEZ PASSER»

The term «laissez passer» is normally little used and occupies the 110.868 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAISSEZ PASSER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about laissez passer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAISSEZ PASSER»

Discover the use of laissez passer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to laissez passer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International ...
States parties to this Convention shall recognize and accept the United Nations laissez-passer issued to officials of the specialized agencies as valid travel documents. Section 28. Applications for visas, where required, from officials of ...
Edmund Jan Osmańczyk, Anthony Mango, 2003
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International Institutional Law: Unity Within Diversity, ...
United Nations laissez-passer to its officials”, and that “these laissez-passer shall be recognized and accepted as valid travel documents by the authorities of members”.668 The most important laissez-passer is that of the UN, which is also  ...
Henry G. Schermers, Niels M. Blokker, 2011
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Correspondence with Ministers: November 2007 to April 2008, ...
We have decided to retain the Communication under scrutiny. We look forward to hearing from you following the first Forum plenary on l5 April with a summary of the proceedings and your views. l3 March 2008 LAISSEZ-PASSER ISSUED TO ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee, 2010
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OPCW: The Legal Texts
laissez-passer is required and the contents of which shall be verified and certified by the Director-General of the Technical Secretariat of the OPCW or his designed representatives; and (b) three photographs of the applicant. 6. Requests for ...
Lisa Woollomes Tabassi, 1999
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The Reunification Debate in British Southern Cameroons: The ...
One of the measures was the institution of travel permits or laissez-passer. These travel permits were first introduced in zones infested with sleeping sickness like Doume and Akonolinga with the pretext that the travel permits were to check the ...
Nfi, Joseph Lon, 2014
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World History of the Customs and Tariffs
Hironori Asakura. 1 Katsundo Kobayashi (tr.), Moncius, vol. 1, p. 136. 1 Osamu Kanaya (tr.), Xunzi, vol.1, pp. 203, 204. Chapter VII -China Laissez-passer for land Customs Term of validity: Chapter VII -China In Egypt, Greece and Rome and ...
Hironori Asakura, 2003
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French Liberalism in the 19th Century: An Anthology
20 Joseph Garnier on “Laissez Faire – Laissez Passer” (1852) Original Edition: Garnier's article on “Laissez faire, laissez passer” was originally published in the Dictionnaire de l'Économie Politique, ed. Charles Coquelin and Charles ...
Robert Leroux, David M. Hart, 2012
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Public International Law and the Regulation of Diplomatic ...
Article VIII: Laissez-passer 26. Officials of the specialized agencies shall be entitled to use the United Nations [laissez-passer] in conformity with administrative arrangements to be concluded between the Secretary-General of the United ...
Kenneth Kaoma Mwenda, 2011
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Explanatory Report on the European Agreement on Transfer of ...
The only document which may be required by the transit or receiving State is the laissez-passer, except for any others which might be necessary under existing international instruments relating to transport in general or such as may in the ...
Council of Europe Staff, Council of Europe. Committee on Legal Aspects of Territorial Asylum and Refugees, 1980
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Basic Documents
Laissez-passer Section 26 Officials of the specialized agencies shall be entitled to use the United Nations laissez-passer in conformity with administrative arrangements to be concluded between the Secretary-General of the United Nations ...
International Maritime Organization, 1985

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAISSEZ PASSER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term laissez passer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Liberating the professions: A look at the negative list
Conversely, it is undeniable that those policies which approximate the spirit of “laissez faire, laissez passer” and “pas trop gouverneur” have ... «BusinessWorld Online Edition, Jul 15»
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Ex-Supreme Court judge pitched for Lalit Modi extend his UK stay
This must put in issue the legality of the Indian authorities forcing Mr Modi to return to India (if at all) on a one way Laissez passer, and it must ... «India Today, Jun 15»
3
Palestinian Football Association to push ahead for Israel's …
According to Blatter, he reached agreement with Netanyahu on several key areas, including providing laissez passer documents to Palestinian ... «The Guardian, May 15»
4
Asylum seekers who left Israel for Rwanda describe a hopeless …
In Kigali, the authorities take the laissez passer document that Israel gave them and they're put in a minivan, she says. They're told they're ... «Haaretz, May 15»
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Sydney filmmaker makes an ABC-TV Foreign Correspondent …
Not even a letter in Arabic from Izzat Abdulhadi, Palestine's envoy to Australia, requesting my laissez passer, mollified my angst. It wasn't long ... «J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service, Apr 15»
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Iran's Neoliberal Austerity-Security Budget
... Leader Khamenei, which again runs counter to the laissez faire (free market) and laissez passer (free trade) perspectives of neoliberalism. «Payvand, Feb 15»
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Driving Home The Concept Of Global Citizenship
The Chinese empire which expanded, at one time to Poland and Syria under Genghis Khan and his sons, was so unified, that a laissez passer ... «IDN InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters, Jan 15»
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An Austere Quebec? If Only
... he simply has to apply a libertarian's favorite French expression: laissez-faire, laissez passer. In other words, by applying genuine austerity ... «PanAm Post, Dec 14»
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Would Israel's refugee policies stand up in... Nairobi?
By Laissez Passer .... Submit; Laissez Passer. Laissez Passer is operated by Oded Feller and Yonatan Berman, who work on behalf of ... «+972 Magazine - Independent commentary from Israel and the Palestinian territories, Aug 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Laissez passer [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/laissez-passer>. Apr 2024 ».
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