1.
If you give someone or something the ~, you give them permission to start doing something.
The Greek government today gave the ~ for five major road schemes...
Don’t do any major repair work until you get the ~ from your insurers.
N-SING: the N
2.
A ~ person or organization tries hard to succeed, often by using new methods.
Fairview Estate is one of the oldest and the most ~ wine producers in South Africa.
ADJ: ADJ n