sanctioned
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Officially authorized or approved: Having received formal permission or endorsement from a proper authority. 2. Established by authority; given authoritative approval: Formally validated or ratified by a governing body or institution. 3. Conforming to orthodox or recognized rules: Adhering to established standards, principles, or conventions, especially in a religious or formal context.
Usage Examples
- The use of the new software is a sanctioned procedure within the company.
- Only sanctioned vendors are permitted to supply materials for the government project.
- His research methods were not sanctioned by the university's ethics committee.
- In some schools, that hairstyle is not sanctioned by the dress code.
Advanced Usage
- Socially sanctioned: Refers to behaviors or practices that are approved and encouraged by societal norms.
- Marriage is a socially sanctioned institution.
- Legally sanctioned: Refers to actions or penalties that are permitted or enforced by law.
- The judge imposed the legally sanctioned fine for the offense.
Variants and Related Words
- Sanction (noun/verb): As a noun, it means official permission, approval, or a penalty. As a verb, it means to give official permission or to impose a penalty.
- The council gave its sanction to the plan. (noun: approval)
- The UN voted to sanction the country. (verb: to impose a penalty)
- Unsanctioned (adjective): Not officially authorized or approved.
- The unsanctioned protest was quickly disbanded.
Synonyms
- Approved
- Authorized
- Endorsed
- Ratified
- Legitimate
- Orthodox (when referring to rules)
- Certified
Antonyms
- Unauthorized
- Unsanctioned
- Prohibited
- Banned
- Illicit
- Unorthodox
Adjective
- established by authority; given authoritative approval
- a list of approved candidates
- formally approved and invested with legal authority
- conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
- the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing- Sinclair Lewis