ratification

[rat-uh-fi-key-shuh n]

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noun

the act of ratifying; confirmation; sanction.
the state of being ratified.

Origin of ratification

1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin ratificātiōn- (stem of ratificātiō), equivalent to ratificāt(us) (past participle of ratificāre to ratify) + -iōn- -ion

Related formsrat·i·fi·ca·tion·ist, noun, adjectivenon·rat·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

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Related Words for ratification

approval, enactment, confirmation, authorization, sanction, permission

Examples from the Web for ratification

Contemporary Examples of ratification

The ratification process on the proposed government became in large part a referendum on Washington.
Washington’s Wheeler-Dealer Patriotism
William O’Connor
October 31, 2014
The book then races through the Constitutional Convention and the ratification.
Washington’s Wheeler-Dealer Patriotism
William O’Connor
October 31, 2014
Assuming these rule changes are approved by the Rules Committee, they will go before the full RNC for ratification on Friday.
RNC To Change 2016 Rules
Ben Jacobs
January 23, 2014
This year, Kerry and U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power have been pushing hard again for ratification.
Corker To Oppose U.N. Disabilities Treaty Ratification
Josh Rogin
December 20, 2013
That was 30 years before the Declaration of Independence, 45 years before the ratification of the Second Amendment.
What if the Founding Fathers Saw Newtown?
Michael Daly
December 13, 2013

Historical Examples of ratification

Captain Lote was the first to speak after ratification of the contract.
The Portygee
Joseph Crosby Lincoln
He urged also the ratification by Ohio of the Fifteenth Amendment.
The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes
James Quay Howard
The ratification of the Article of Union was on the sixteenth of January.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745.
Mrs. Thomson
He waited there long, but, of course, brought back no ratification.
John Knox
A. Taylor Innes
They agreed to the terms and, pending their ratification, raised the siege of Chartres.
Saint Bartholomew's Eve
G. A. Henty

Word Origin and History for ratification

mid-15c., from Middle French ratification (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin ratificationem (nominative ratificatio), noun of action from past participle stem of ratificare (see ratify).

ratification in Culture

ratification

The approval from the legislative branch required to validate government agreements. In the United States, amendments to the Constitution require the ratification of state legislatures, and international treaties require the ratification of the Senate.