ratification
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- noun
- /ˌrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Formal
:
ratificación
- The ratification vote for secession is in.
- treaty ratification
- ratification process
- ratification of an amendment
That the syndrome of the Polish plumber was a key factor in the no vote to the ratification.
- That the syndrome of the Polish plumber was a key factor in the no vote to the ratification.
Examples
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The Convention was submitted to the Senate for ratification on May 20, 1991.
Academic text (1992) -
Moreover, in the context of public law, the ratification of the Constitution is the crucial historical event.
Academic text (2017) -
Since the Council is expecting my message, ratification should take only a matter of hours.
Fiction book (1992) -
The convention entered into force at the end of 1975, after ratification by 20 countries.
Academic text (1992) -
A grace period has also been cited as a provision for Russian ratification of the Climate Change Convention.
Academic text (1993) -
On February 11, 2016, President Obama approved the ratification of the PSMA.
Academic text (2017) -
The fact is, the sovereignty of the states has been precarious ever since the ratification of the Constitution.
Academic text (1990) -
Also pending in the Senate is the ratification of the Basel Convention.
Academic text (1992) -
That's why I'd like to get the 13th Amendment through the House, on its way to ratification by the states.
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The President launched a campaign today for Senate ratification of the chemical weapons treaty.
Synonyms
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An official act that approves something and makes it valid
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An official process of checking and approving that someone or something meets rules
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A signature on a document like a check that lets someone deposit or cash it
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Agreement to an offer that makes a legal contract
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A formal agreement that allows a plan or law to go ahead
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An official stamp shows a person in charge thinks something is good
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An official sign that shows someone agrees with something
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A higher court decision that confirms a lower court's ruling
An act of receiving something with approval
Antonyms
How Approved
- Formal
- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ratification comes from a Latin root related to ratio, which also appears in the word rational, and means 'reason'. So, ratification is the official, thought-out 'yes' that makes an agreement valid.