passport

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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.

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

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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.

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

To supply or provide with a passport.

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

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

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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.

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

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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.