building permit
noun
an official certificate of permission issued by local authorities to a builder to construct, enlarge, or alter a building.
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How to use building permit in a sentence
Figures from Israeli NGO Bimkom show that 95 percent of Palestinian applications for a building permit are rejected.
Palestinian homes are usually demolished under the pretext of not having a building permit.
The next step was to obtain a building permit from the government.
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