endorsement

American  

[en-dawrs-muhnt] / ɛnˈdɔrs mənt /

Also indorsement

noun

• endorsements
  plural

1. approval or sanction.

   The program for supporting the arts won the government's endorsement.

2. the placing of one's signature, instructions, etc., on a document.

3. the signature, instructions, etc., placed on the reverse of a commercial document, for the purpose of assigning the interest therein to another.

4. a clause under which the stated coverage of an insurance policy may be altered.

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endorsement British  

/ ɪnˈdɔːsmənt /

noun

1. the act or an instance of endorsing

2. something that endorses, such as a signature or qualifying comment

3. approval or support

4. a record of a motoring offence on a driving licence

5. insurance a clause in or amendment to an insurance policy allowing for alteration of coverage

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonendorsement
  noun
• preendorsement
  noun
• reendorsement
  noun
• reindorsement
  noun
• subendorsement
  noun
• superendorsement
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• endorsements
  plural

Etymology

Origin of endorsement

First recorded in 1540–50; endorse + -ment; compare Anglo-French endorsement

Explanation

An endorsement is a form of public support or approval. Endorsements are given to politicians and products. If you give something an endorsement, you're basically saying "I approve of this person or product." Celebrities give politicians an endorsement if they think you should vote for them. When celebrities do commercials for products, those are also endorsements. If someone puts their fame or name behind something, they're endorsing it and giving their approval. That goes for checks, too: when you sign one you've just written, you've endorsed it.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

endorsement endorsements

Asked about the meeting, a State Department spokesperson said the agency regularly consults with a range of outside voices, and that officials’ engagement with a person or group doesn’t constitute an endorsement of views.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

“The fact that a player has an endorsement relationship with a company that also does business with his team is not evidence of salary-cap circumvention,” the Clippers said in their statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

She even called legendary labor leader Dolores Huerta to try to get her to retract her endorsement of Wiener.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026

"Look, this is an overwhelming endorsement of me. I have had enough of being judged by mainstream media, being called a criminal."

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Ursus didn’t bother to reply, but took Kepler’s praise out of context and published it as a kind of endorsement of some of his own work—which, as it happens, was critical of Tycho.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Paris Tsartas, professor of tourism development at Harokopio University in Athens, told AFP the deluge of celebrity endorsements gave Greece a powerful boost as a summer destination -- particularly with the lucrative American market.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Those are the sort of authentic third-party endorsements politicians crave.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

State Sen. Ben Allen and former San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim have split key endorsements, setting up a tight race for California’s next insurance commissioner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Anthropic publishes voluminous research about AI safety risks and supports government AI regulation through endorsements and political donations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Thus, typical endorsements on the official documents might read, “John, Milton is a sadist” or “Have you seen Milton, John?”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Related Words

• advocacy
• affirmation
• approval
• backing
• commercial
• confirmation
• favor
• permission
• ratification
• recommendation
• signature