okeh
- noun
- /oʊˈkeɪ/
Examples
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In 1929, he began recording with labels such as Victor, Okeh, Columbia, Grey Gull, and Gennett (often under a pseudonym).
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They left Decca Records in 1936 to sign with the American Record Company (later part of Columbia Records) and appeared on that label's Okeh and Vocalion imprints on 32 songs in two sessions in late 1937 (click to listen to "Melody of the Plains" here).
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The board's decision received unanimous okeh, paving the way for the new policy implementation.
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Before the project could move forward, they needed the official okeh from the committee.
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She smiled and gave her okeh when he asked if she liked the new design.
Synonyms
Permission from a person in charge to start something
An official sign that shows someone agrees with something
Permission from someone in charge to start or do something
Official permission to proceed with something
Permission from someone in charge to go ahead
Approval or permission to start
Antonyms
How Approved
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word okeh is an old form of OK, used as a formal sign of 'approval'. A helpful way to remember it is that people think it comes from a Native American word okeh meaning 'it is so', so it became a short, clear way to say 'yes' or give official permission.