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passport

noun
pass·​port | \ ˈpas-ËŒpȯrt How to pronounce passport (audio) \

Definition of passport

1a : a formal document issued by an authorized official of a country to one of its citizens that is usually necessary for exit from and reentry into the country, that allows the citizen to travel in a foreign country in accordance with visa requirements, and that requests protection for the citizen while abroad
b : a license issued by a country permitting a foreign citizen to pass or take goods through its territory : safe-conduct
c : a document of identification required by law to be carried by persons residing or traveling within a country
2a : a permission or authorization to go somewhere
b : something that secures admission, acceptance, or attainment education as a passport to success

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Synonyms for passport

Synonyms

gateway, key, open sesame, secret, ticket

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Examples of passport in a Sentence

meeting that movie director could be your passport to a big acting career to its followers, the cult seemed like their passport to heaven

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The 48-year-old star, who founded her B Strong charity in 2017, documented her decision to head out to Florida and the Bahamas, frantically looking for a suitcase and grabbing essentials like her passport and an extra charger. Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, "Bethenny Frankel Travels to Florida and the Bahamas to Help with Hurricane Dorian Relief," 3 Sep. 2019 Bail was set at $150,000 but could be lowered to $100,000 if Hipolito surrenders his passport. Molly Korzenowski, Twin Cities, "Mother and family of girls burned in vehicle fire at Fridley Walmart speak out," 8 Aug. 2019 Back in 2012, he was arrested in his wife’s killing and surrendered his passports. Los Angeles Times, "Cops made a crime podcast to capture fugitive multimillionaire Peter Chadwick. It helped," 7 Aug. 2019 He was released on $1.5-million bond, ordered to surrender his passports and stay with his father in Santa Barbara to await trial. Julia Sclafani, Daily Pilot, "Newport Beach fugitive charged in wife’s 2012 killing is captured," 5 Aug. 2019 Store important documents like passports, Social Security cards, etc. Leah Asmelash And Saeed Ahmed, CNN, "Everything you need to know to prepare for a natural disaster," 12 July 2019 Uruguay eventually denied his request, and García surrendered his passport to the investigators. Daniel Alarcón, The New Yorker, "What Led Peru’s Former President to Take His Own Life?," 1 July 2019 The Courant reports Fotis Dulos must wear a GPS monitoring bracelet, must surrender his passport and is barred from leaving the state as conditions of his bail. Erin Donaghue, CBS News, "Husband's DNA found mixed with missing Connecticut mom's blood on faucet, prosecutor says," 11 June 2019 Broward County Judge Jackie Powell set bonds totaling $102,000 and ordered that Peterson surrender his passport before release from jail in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Tonya Alanez, sun-sentinel.com, "Ex-deputy Scot Peterson must stay in jail until he turns over his passport. It’s in North Carolina.," 5 June 2019

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First Known Use of passport

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for passport

Middle English (Scots) pasport, from Middle French passeport, from passer to pass + port port, from Latin portus — more at ford

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passport

noun

English Language Learners Definition of passport

: an official document issued by the government of a country that identifies someone as a citizen of that country and that is usually necessary when entering or leaving a country
: something that allows a person to achieve something

passport

noun
pass·​port | \ ˈpas-ËŒpȯrt How to pronounce passport (audio) \

Kids Definition of passport

: a government document needed to enter or leave a country

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