countersignature
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of countersignature
First recorded in 1835–45; counter(sign) + signature
Example Sentences
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I had signed the Designated Fund Agreement and was waiting for the countersignature when the school informed me it would no longer participate.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2022
All use of such a fund should require the countersignature of a representative of the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
He and Hu are the only two generals who are permitted to receive orders direct from the Generalissimo without the countersignature of politically powerful Minister for War Ho Ying-chin.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week with his advice and countersignature, their detention during the pleasure of King Edward was terminated and they were let out of Broadmoor.
From Time Magazine Archive
The governor soon after sent his abdication for countersignature by these members of the ministry, and accordingly the government formally dissolved itself, after having done so de facto in the previous council of ministers.
From Select Speeches of Kossuth by Francis William Newman
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