sanctioning
- adjective
- /ˈsæŋkʃənɪŋ/
- Formal
:
sancionador
- The committee is responsible for sanctioning the proposed changes to the law.
What if the UFC and, and, and your current MMA sanctioning body says, you know what, this fight is too big not to happen.
- What if the UFC and, and, and your current MMA sanctioning body says, you know what, this fight is too big not to happen.
Examples
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After thorough review, the council is sanctioning the fundraising event next month.
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The board met to discuss sanctioning the new policy on employee conduct.
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Meanwhile, sanctioning them and trying to get them, I guess, to help us out with the Russians.
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Well, legally sanctioning foreign volunteers are big no no.
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And by doing something about the settlers, I do not mean sanctioning Joe Blow or Jane Doe.
Synonyms
489
4.4
To give official permission for someone to do something
53
6.3
To give official permission for something
40
5.8
To make something legal or officially accepted
18
3.1
To give official permission to proceed
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4.4
To approve something without real discussion
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7.0
To give something formal approval from someone in charge
To give permission to start or use something
To give official permission to a plan or document by an authority
To officially approve a product for legal or technical use
Make something legal by official approval
Antonyms
How Authorized
- Formal
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7.0
- Formal
220
1.0
161
3.6
160
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sanctioning comes from the old Latin root sanct- meaning 'holy' or 'sacred', the same root as sanctuary. Long ago, laws or acts that were made 'sacred' had strong official power, so to sanction something is to give it formal 'approval' or 'permission'.