ratify
verb (used with object)
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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"This is the Central Committee that will be ratifying Politburo seats for the next five years."
From Time Magazine Archive
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