ratification

[ rat-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of ratifying; confirmation; sanction.
2. the state of being ratified.

ratification

1. The approval from the legislative branch required to validate government agreements. In the United States, amendments to the Constitution require the ratification of state legislatures, and international treaties require the ratification of the Senate .

Other Words From

• rati·fi·cation·ist noun adjective
• nonrat·i·fi·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ratification¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin ratificātiōn- (stem of ratificātiō ), equivalent to ratificāt ( us ) (past participle of ratificāre to ratify ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

The ratification process on the proposed government became in large part a referendum on Washington.

From The Daily Beast

The book then races through the Constitutional Convention and the ratification.

From The Daily Beast

Assuming these rule changes are approved by the Rules Committee, they will go before the full RNC for ratification on Friday.

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Tennessee Senator Bob Corker said Friday he would continue to oppose ratification of the U.N. Disabilities Treaty.

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This year, Kerry and U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power have been pushing hard again for ratification.

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When thus acting his authority may be either verbal, or written, or may be shown by ratification.

From Project Gutenberg

It is used in describing the operation of cutting in twain the animal sacrificed at the ratification of a covenant.

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It must have been made on occasions of federal ratification, and it might then have accompanied the subscription of the name.

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The Constitutional requirement for making the document effective was ratification by nine states.

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He wrote twenty articles in an effort to encourage ratification of the United States Constitution.

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Related Words

• approval
• authorization
• confirmation
• enactment
• sanction