Ratification
[,rætəfə'keʃən]
Definition
(noun.) making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it; 'the ratification of the treaty'; 'confirmation of the appointment'.
Edited by Karl--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Confirmation, substantiation, corroboration, establishment, evidence, proof.[2]. Approval, consent, sanction.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Confirmation, Substantiation, establishment, corroboration
ANT:Negation, disaffirmation, abrogation, nullifying
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Examples
- The ratification dates from--these,' said the cherub, giving a little pull at the lappels of his coat and the pockets of his trousers. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Finally an allied squadron (1865), at anchor off Kioto, imposed a ratification of the treaties which opened Japan to the world. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Lucas