i am seeking your approval vs i am seeking your permission

Both sentences are correct, but they mean slightly different things. 'I am seeking your approval' is used when you want someone to authorize or accept something you have done or plan to do. 'I am seeking your permission' is used when you want someone to allow you to do something. The choice between the two depends on whether you are looking for agreement or authorization.

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Last updated: August 07, 2024

i am seeking your approval

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want someone to agree with or accept something you have done or plan to do. It implies seeking endorsement or support.

Examples:

Before proceeding with the project, I am seeking your approval on the budget proposal.
I am seeking your approval for the new marketing strategy.
She is seeking your approval to attend the conference.

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Today I am seeking your agreement to this proposal.
Still, you're always questioning things and seeking approval.
This document is an application to the EMEA, seeking approval to market Zennapril in Europe as a migraine medication.
In this regard the Irish Department of Finance has written to the Commission seeking approval.
Jill EVANS (Greens/EFA, Wales) will be seeking approval for a conciliation agreement on the non-commercial movement of pets.
This month the Commission will be seeking approval for a new EUR 12m programme of assistance to Sierra Leone, principally covering refugees and the internally displaced.
I have also tabled a further proposal for which I am seeking your backing, ladies and gentlemen.
You were always seeking his approval.
I would look for someone, detective, in some capacity from which Mr. Macey was currently seeking approval or respect.
Seeking approval of the next King, in case the current one doesn't return.
A gift someone sends who's seeking approval?
(Cole) There is nothing wrong with seeking approval from those we love.
This section establishes the requirements to be met by organisations seeking approval to conduct training and examination as specified in Annex III (Part-66).
On 10 October 2007, the Prime Minister of Turkey, Mr Erdogan, announced his intention of submitting a resolution to the Turkish National Assembly in the immediate future seeking approval for military intervention in northern Iraq.
I want to ask the Commissioner if the amendments unanimously approved by Parliament's Committee on Fisheries could appear as a Commission statement of intent when seeking approval in the the Council.
All those notes also clearly state that Hidroelectica was seeking approval from the Ministry of Economy and Trade 'to authorise the executive management of the three electricity producers to sign the addendums concerning the new prices'.
Classification societies seeking approval pursuant toArticle 10 of this Directive shall meet all the following criteria:
They also had to lead to a net increase in the number of employees of the company seeking approval and be directly related to the investment.
Austria, citing an earlier Commission decision approving a cap on energy taxes, was now also seeking approval for the exemption mechanism for large consumers of electricity; this was not admissible.
Behaving well, seeking the approval of parents, teachers, peers.

Alternatives:

I am asking for your approval
I am requesting your approval
I am looking for your approval
I am in need of your approval
I need your approval

i am seeking your permission

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want someone to allow you to do something. It implies seeking authorization or consent.