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countersignature

American  
[kaun-ter-sig-nuh-cher] / ˌkaʊn tərˈsɪg nə tʃər /

noun

  1. a signature added by way of countersigning.


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

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

All know that he has long been the only one of Benito Mussolini's ministers from whom harassed King Vittorio Emanuele III has always been able to secure a countersignature for his royal acts.

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

All the King’s Decrees must be countersigned by one of the Prime Ministers, but this countersignature implies only the responsibility for the agreement of the records with the resolutions taken.

From The Swedish-Norwegian Union Crisis A History with Documents by Karl Nordlund

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