Dovolování

Dovolování is a Czech noun that designates the act of permitting or granting permission for someone to do something or for something to occur. It is derived from the verb dovolit, or its imperfective dovolovat, meaning to allow or permit. The noun can refer to the general act of allowing as well as to the procedural context in which authorization is given.

Usage and nuance: In everyday language, speakers more often use povolení or souhlas to denote permission or consent. Dovolování emphasizes the act of allowing itself—the moment or process in which permission is granted—rather than the formal status of the permission. In legal and administrative texts, dovolování may appear when describing procedures, approvals, or authorities granting access or rights, though across many domains it is less common than povolení.

Relation to related terms: Dovolovat and dovolit are verbs meaning to allow; povolení denotes the actual permit or authorization document that results from the process, and souhlas denotes consent given by a person or authority. There is also the reflexive phrase dovolovat si, meaning to indulge oneself or to presume to do something.

See also: povolení, souhlas, oprávnění.