Definition of "allowing" []

• Present participle of allow. (verb)

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• "Obama is like Bush as he has already renewed faith based initiatives in his term allowing the federal government to decide what marriage and social matters are."
• "A label allowing for broader usage of the drug would likely result in more patients using Velcade for longer periods of time."
• "Some time is spent on Wesley's sermon # 39 Catholic Spirit, which they describe as allowing for the possibility that the other person may be correct."