Synonyms for
Ratified
Definition
To give formal approval or consent to something, usually a treaty or law.
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Common collocations
- treaty was ratified
- convention was ratified
- amendment was ratified
- law was ratified
- agreement was ratified
- constitution was ratified
- bill was ratified
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Usage note
Often used in legal or political contexts to describe the formal approval of a treaty, law, or agreement. It implies official confirmation and acceptance.
Example sentences
- The board of directors voted to ratify the new policy.
- The country ratified the international agreement to protect the environment.
- The government ratified the constitutional amendment.
- The committee ratified the decision to award the contract to the lowest bidder.
- The union members voted to ratify the new labor contract.
Quotes
A treaty, in the minds of our Founders, was a simple agreement between two sovereigns that did not create a new nation, but merely codified an existing relationship between two nations. That was the purpose of the Treaty of Tripoli, to ratify existing agreements between the United States and Tripoli.
We are not going to ratify any treaty that further restricts our Second Amendment rights.
You can't ratify the rules of the game after the game's over.