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sanction - formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" |
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countenance,
endorsement,
indorsement,
warrant,
imprimatur |
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approval,
commendation a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"
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o.k.,
ok,
okay,
okeh,
okey an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"
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visa an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it
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nihil obstat authoritative approval
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sanction - the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church" |
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authorisation,
authorization,
empowerment the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
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benefit of clergy sanction by a religious rite; "they are living together without benefit of clergy"
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name by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"
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nihil obstat authoritative approval
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sanction - a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards |
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social control control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
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| verb |
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sanction - give authority or permission to |
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authorise,
authorize,
empower grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
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sanction - give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage" |
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approve,
o.k.,
okay,
sanction judge to be right or commendable; think well of
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