endorsement 3

noundomain: communication

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

formal and explicit approval

Examples

1.a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement

Synonyms

sanction 1
formal and explicit approval
countenance 2
formal and explicit approval
indorsement 3
formal and explicit approval
warrant 3
formal and explicit approval
imprimatur 1
formal and explicit approval

Derivationally related form

endorse 3

verb

guarantee as meeting a certain standard

Hyponym

O.K. 1

noun

an endorsement

visa 1

noun

an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it

nihil obstat 1

noun

the phrase used by the official censor of the Roman Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined and contains nothing offensive to the church

imprimatur 2

noun

(printing) An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies.