tacit permission

基本解释

Earlier this month, Taobao was hit when the company was found to have frauded on its Golden Supplier list with the tacit permission of senior executives.
本月的早些时候，淘宝第一大店被发现有作假行为，而且得到了淘宝高层管理人员的默许。

Giving the team tacit permission to delay a finalised product will lead to a better final product.
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To find that even one of the most digitally disruptive players in the world is not able to muster the right level of response when entering an industry as crucial as music gives everyone else tacit permission to stumble along for a bit.
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