ˈpɑːspɔːt ˈpæspɔɹt ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission her pleasant personality is already a recommendation his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country any authorization to pass or go somewhere the pass to visit had a strict time limit