endorsement
Americannoun
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endorsements
plural
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approval or sanction.
The program for supporting the arts won the government's endorsement.
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the placing of one's signature, instructions, etc., on a document.
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the signature, instructions, etc., placed on the reverse of a commercial document, for the purpose of assigning the interest therein to another.
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a clause under which the stated coverage of an insurance policy may be altered.
noun
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the act or an instance of endorsing
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something that endorses, such as a signature or qualifying comment
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approval or support
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a record of a motoring offence on a driving licence
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insurance a clause in or amendment to an insurance policy allowing for alteration of coverage
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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nonendorsementnoun
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preendorsementnoun
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reendorsementnoun
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reindorsementnoun
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subendorsementnoun
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superendorsementnoun
Inflected Forms
Nouns
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.
Vocabulary lists containing endorsement
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Example Sentences
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The Clippers did not negotiate or dictate the terms of Kawhi’s endorsement agreements or determine what he would be paid.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Graham earned just 33 percent of the vote, a rather light primary showing for a sympathetic figure emerging from loss who’s campaigning with the president’s endorsement.
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
In 2024, when Rogers ran for the Senate against Elissa Slotkin, who would go on to win the race, he needed Trump’s endorsement.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
And maybe an endorsement contract might require me to show up at a certain number of sponsored events or to tape a certain number of TV commercials to air during the Olympics and afterward.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
Leading the Future and Public First Action are the AI-related super PAC operations getting a lot of the attention, but others are making endorsements and spending heavily as well.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Omaze, a for-profit company, partners competitions with charities and celebrity endorsements using a sweepstake system, offering large value homes as prizes.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
In interviews and on the stump, she conveys both polish and authenticity, and she has garnered a slew of endorsements from unions and progressive organizations like the Teamsters and Emily’s List.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
The allegation, which Platner denied, prompted top Senate Democrats and close allies to rescind their endorsements, cut off funding and call for him to drop out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Charles found this terribly gratifying and knew that with those endorsements he would continue to work hard on natural history.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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