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accredit, approbate, approve, authorize, clear, confirm, finalize, formalize, homologate, OK (or okay), sanction, warrant
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decline, deny, disallow, disapprove, negative, reject, turn down, veto
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To go into effect, the trade agreement must be ratified by the European Parliament, and some member nations might insist on having their national parliaments vote on it, as well. — Richard Pérez-peña, BostonGlobe.com, "Amazon fires prompt alarm in Europe, and anger at Brazil’s government," 23 Aug. 2019 The contract, which was ratified by the teacher’ association Aug. 12 and was by the board at a special meeting Aug. 13, maintains last year’s compensation for teachers and has few changes. — Taylor Hartz, chicagotribune.com, "Norridge District 80 teacher contracts offers no raises," 20 Aug. 2019 The merger, which was ratified overwhelmingly by the boards of both companies, requires the approval of government regulators, a process that is expected to take several months. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, "CBS-Viacom merger reunites the storied network with Comedy Central, MTV and Paramount Pictures," 13 Aug. 2019 The agreement, which still must be ratified by the legislature, was approved over the last week by the governing board for the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition. — Keith Phaneuf, courant.com, "Gov. Lamont reaches deal with unions to refinance payments to pension fund, providing short-term savings for state budget," 18 July 2019 So why must the proposal be ratified by the Legislature now? — John Myers, latimes.com, "This week in Sacramento may have a huge effect on how utilities pay wildfire costs," 8 July 2019 His training and professional experience left him uniquely well-positioned to exploit a loophole in the Volstead Act, ratified in January 1920, which prohibited the manufacture, sale or transportation of alcohol to, from or within the United States. — Daniel Stashower, Washington Post, "A Prohibition story of money, madness and murder," 9 Aug. 2019 The 27th Amendment, ratified in 1992, delayed the implementation of congressional raises approved by Congress until after the next election. — Mark Pazniokas, courant.com, "Connecticut lawmaker abandons novel gun control idea," 8 Aug. 2019 The London Convention, ratified in 1975 by the United States, was the first international agreement to spell out better protection for the marine environment. — Jenny Howard, National Geographic, "Marine pollution, explained," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ratify.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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