countersign
noun
a sign used in reply to another sign.
countersigned
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past participleof countersign.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof countersign.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
countersignnouna sign used in reply to another sign.
Example Sentences
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Judit Varga, who was minister of justice at the time of the pardon, countersigned the clemency decision.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2024
Frank Miller’s "The Dark Knight Returns" depicts an aged, bloated, broken Bruce Wayne, lonely and perennially tormented not only by the murder he witnessed as a child but by the countless others he’s countersigned since.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2018
However, Mr Wheat did strongly recommend that any pardon not personally autographed by the president be countersigned by the attorney general.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2017
Despite the institute's evident professionalism, its anonymity and mysteriousness made reviewers skittish—even after they had received countersigned contracts.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2012
There were the checks that I’d countersigned, the ones that had bounced, and the ones that hadn’t.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
