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permits and licenses; official authorization
the various types of official government permissions, approvals, and licenses required to conduct certain activities or businesses
A compound covering three types of government authorization: 許可 (permission), 認可 (approval), and implicitly 免許 (license). Frequently discussed in the context of bureaucratic regulation and deregulation in Japan.
Common collocations
- 許認可権: authority to grant permits
- 許認可手続き: permit/licensing procedures
- 許認可制度: permit and licensing system
- 許認可行政: regulatory administration
- 許認可を得る: to obtain authorization