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sanction
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Noun
  • the act of final authorization
    • it had the sanction of the church
  • official permission or approval
    • authority for the program was renewed several times
  • a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
  • formal and explicit approval
    • a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
Verb
  • give religious sanction to, such as through on oath
    • sanctify the marriage
  • give authority or permission to
  • give sanction to
    • I approve of his educational policies
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