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prerogative collapse: a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"

visa collapse: an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it; approve officially; "The list of speakers must be visaed"; provide (a passport) with a visa

connivance collapse: (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing; agreement on a secret plot

justify collapse: adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins"; show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim"; show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"

ratification collapse: making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment"

hear collapse: receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years"; perceive (sound) via the auditory sense; examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"

endorsement collapse: the act of endorsing; "a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements"; a signature that validates something; "the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement"; a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"

willingness collapse: cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help"

approval collapse: a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"; a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"; acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval"

subscription collapse: the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document); "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature"; a pledged contribution; agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name; a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

yea collapse: an affirmative; "The yeas have it"; not only so, but; "I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice"

recognize collapse: perceive to be the same; be fully aware or cognizant of; detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"; show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"; exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)

underwrite collapse: guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank"

countersign collapse: add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity; "You must countersign on this line of the contract"

permit collapse: large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies; consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

accredit collapse: give credit for; "She was not properly credited in the program"; grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"; provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials

patent collapse: a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention; an official document granting a right or privilege; (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus"; make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"; obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?"; grant rights to; grant a patent for

submission collapse: the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another; (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing; an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter; a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter; something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?"; the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else; "the union was brought into submission"; "his submission to the will of God"

ordain collapse: issue an order; appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"; invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"; order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"

affirmative collapse: a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"; affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"; "an affirmative nod"; "an affirmatory gesture"; supporting a policy or attitude etc; "an affirmative argument"; expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook"

admiration collapse: a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"; a feeling of delighted approval and liking

initial collapse: the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"; occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation"; mark with one's initials

confirmation collapse: a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church; a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism; additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"; information that confirms or verifies

affirm collapse: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"; say yes to

faculty collapse: one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

approve collapse: judge to be right or commendable; think well of; give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

taboo collapse: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature; forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands; declare as sacred and forbidden

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