ratification

/,rætifi'keiʃn/

Thân thiện

The committee members sign the document for ratification.

Definition

Noun: The formal approval or confirmation of something, especially an agreement, treaty, or law, giving it official validity and legal force. It is the act of making something formally valid by officially sanctioning it.

Usage

"Ratification" is used to describe the final, formal step in approving a significant document or decision, typically by a legislative body or other authoritative group. It implies a process of review and a deliberate, official endorsement.

Examples

• The ratification of the peace treaty by both parquets ended the decades-long conflict.
• The new amendment to the constitution requires ratification by three-fourths of the states.
• The board's ratification of the CEO's decision made it official company policy.

Advanced Usage

• "Subject to ratification": Describes an agreement that is signed but not yet legally binding until formally approved.
  • The delegates signed the accord, but it was still subject to ratification by their home governments.
• "Instrument of ratification": The formal document by which a state confirms its consent to be bound by a treaty.
  • The ambassador presented the instrument of ratification to the United Nations.

Variants and Related Words

• Ratify (verb): To give formal consent to; to make officially valid.
  • Ten countries must ratify the agreement for it to take effect.
• Ratifier (noun): A person or body that ratifies something.

Synonyms

• Confirmation: The action of confirming something or the state of being confirmed.
• Approval: The action of officially agreeing to something or accepting something as satisfactory.
• Endorsement: An act of giving one's public approval or support to someone or something.
• Sanction: Official permission or approval for an action.

Antonyms

• Rejection: The dismissing or refusing of a proposal, idea, etc.
• Veto: A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
• Annulment: The act of declaring something invalid or void.

Related Phrases

• Process of ratification: The series of steps involved in formally approving something.
  • The process of ratification for the international convention took over two years.
• Seek ratification: To aim for or request formal approval.
  • The committee will seek ratification of its proposal at the next general assembly.

Học thuật

Noun

1. making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
   • the ratification of the treaty
   • confirmation of the appointment

Từ đồng nghĩa

• confirmation