ratified

[rat-uh-fahyd]

adjective

1. confirmed by formal or authoritative consent or approval.

   The international Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most widely ratified human rights treaty of all time.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of ratify.

Other Word Forms

• unratified adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ratified¹

ratify ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The treaty was ratified by the EU in 2023, however ultra-conservative groups have argued that the accord's focus on gender equality undermines family values and promotes "gender ideology".

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In its response, China said it hoped the US would fulfil its obligations under the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty - which both countries have signed but not ratified - and honour its commitment to suspend nuclear testing.

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Nevertheless, they became unexpected but staunch allies on the Human Rights Commission that drafted the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ratified in 1948.

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Though Israel had still not formally ratified the pact, it was expected to do so Thursday evening, and celebrations had already broken out in the country.

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The Americans who drafted and ratified this sentence plainly understood that it conferred citizenship upon American-born children of aliens.

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