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English
Noun
free pass (plural free passes)
- A document entitling the bearer to free transportation.
2022 February 23, Benedict le Vay, “Part of rail's past... present... and future”, in RAIL, number 951, pages 53–54:As a railwayman put it to me: "When I saw chums of mine took their families down there by car, I could see the writing on the wall. We all had free passes, yet they got the car out!"
- (figurative) An exemption from normal processes.
- Synonyms: exemption, get out of jail free card, immunity
2009 May 27, “Sottomayor deserves Senate's respect”, in The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ:At the same time, however, no one is entitled to a free pass to the nation's highest court.
2021 November 5, Phoebe Weston, quoting Nafkote Dabi, “‘Luxury carbon consumption’ of top 1% threatens 1.5C global heating limit”, in The Guardian:“A tiny elite appear to have a free pass to pollute,” said Nafkote Dabi, climate policy lead at Oxfam, which commissioned the study by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI).
- (baseball) An intentional walk.
Smith was issued a free pass after Jones' double.
Translations
a document entitling the bearer to free transportation
a document entitling the bearer to free entry