- sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur - formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
--1 is a kind of approval, commendation
--1 has particulars:O.K., OK, okay, okey, okeh; visa; nihil obstat Derived forms: verb sanction2, verb sanction1 - sanction - a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
--2 is a kind of social control
Derived form: verb sanction3 - authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction - official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"
--3 is a kind of permission
Derived form: verb sanction2 - sanction - the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church"
--4 is a kind of authorization, authorisation, empowerment
--4 has particulars: benefit of clergy; name; nihil obstatDerived form: verb sanction2
- approve, O.K., okay, sanction - give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
--1 is one way to authorize, authorise, pass, clear
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun sanction1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
- sanction - give authority or permission to
--2 is one way to empower, authorise, authorize
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun sanction4, noun sanction1, noun sanction3
Somebody ----s something
- sanction - give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage"
--3 is one way to approve, O.K., okay, sanction
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun sanction2
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something