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
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 use of such a fund should require the countersignature of a representative of the U.S.
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
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 Nordlund, Karl
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