Definitions for ratification
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rat•i•fyˈræt əˌfaɪ(v.t.)-fied, -fy•ing.
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction:
to ratify a constitutional amendment.
Origin of ratify:
1325–75; < MF ratifier < ML ratificāre= L rat(us) calculated (see rate1) + -i- -i-+-ficāre -fy
rat`i•fi•ca′tion(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
ratification, confirmation(noun)
making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
"the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment"
Wiktionary
ratification(Noun)
the act or process of ratifying, or the state of being ratified
ratification(Noun)
a formal declaration of agreement to a treaty etc
Webster Dictionary
Ratification(noun)
the act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
ratification
1. The declaration by which a nation formally accepts, with our without reservation, the content of a standardization agreement. 2. The process of approving an unauthorized commitment by an official who has the authority to do so. See also implementation; subscription; unauthorized commitment.
Translations for ratification
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ratification(noun)
to approve and agree to formally and officially, especially in writing.
- goedkeuringAfrikaans
- إقْرار، تَصْديق علىArabic
- ратификацияBulgarian
- ratificaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- ratifikaceCzech
- die BestätigungGerman
- ratifikationDanish
- επικύρωσηGreek
- ratificaciónSpanish
- kinnitamineEstonian
- اجازهFarsi
- ratifiointiFinnish
- ratificationFrench
- אִשרוּרHebrew
- अनुसमर्थन, अभिपोषणHindi
- potvrda, odobrenjeCroatian
- utólagos jóváhagyás, ratifikálásHungarian
- persetujuanIndonesian
- staðfestingIcelandic
- ratificaItalian
- 批准Japanese
- 인가Korean
- ratifikacija, ratifikavimasLithuanian
- ratifikācijaLatvian
- pengesahanMalay
- bekrachtigingDutch
- stadfesting, ratifiseringNorwegian
- ratyfikacjaPolish
- اجازهPersian
- تصويب، تصديق، مننهPashto
- ratificaçãoPortuguese
- ratificareRomanian
- ратификацияRussian
- ratifikácia, schválenieSlovak
- potrditevSlovenian
- ratifikacijaSerbian
- ratifikationSwedish
- การยืนยัน; การอนุมัติ; การให้สัตยาบันThai
- onaylama, tasdikTurkish
- 正式批准Chinese (Trad.)
- ратифікаціяUkrainian
- تصدیقUrdu
- sự phê chuẩnVietnamese
- 正式批准Chinese (Simp.)
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