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Readily allowing behavior or choices, often with few restrictions.

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permissive

The workshop adopted a permissive format that let participants choose their own topics.
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A new facilitator proposed a permissive borrowing policy that allowed members to take tools home without requesting approval for each loan.
From A Charter for the Imagined Town.
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