ratification
Official treaty confirmation
Ratification is formal approval or confirmation that makes something official.
Treaties require ratification by member states before taking effect.
Constitutional amendments need ratification by a specified number of states.
The treaty awaits ratification by the Senate.
To ratify is to give such approval; the process transforms a proposal or agreement into binding law.
Establishing something as true
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- adoptionLegal family formation
authorization · assent · consent · acceptance · agreement · concurrence · acquiescence · consensus
Passing into law
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- statuteEnacted written rule
- billAmount owed, written
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
assembly · lawmaking · passage · bicameral · Senate · chamber · delegate · legislator
Harmony between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- agreementShared position between parties
signatories · diplomacy · negotiation · amendment · bilateral · multilateral · alliance · international
Confirming genuine identity
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- attestationFormal declaration confirming truth
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
substantiation · documentation · accreditation · confirmation · proof · witness · notarization · seal
Change to official text
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- three-fourthsSeventy-five percent portion
- state legislaturesRegional elected lawmaking bodies
Bill of Rights · founders · federalism · supermajority · two-thirds · Equal Rights Amendment · constitutional convention · states
confirmation
Establishing something as true
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
adoption · authorization · assent · consent · acceptance · agreement · concurrence · acquiescence · consensus · blessing
enactment
Passing into law
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- statuteEnacted written rule
- billAmount owed, written
parliament · assembly · lawmaking · passage · bicameral · Senate · chamber · delegate · legislator · vote
accord
Harmony between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
agreement · signatories · diplomacy · negotiation · amendment · bilateral · multilateral · alliance · international · UN Charter
authentication
Confirming genuine identity
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- attestationFormal declaration confirming truth
corroboration · substantiation · documentation · accreditation · confirmation · proof · witness · notarization · seal · stamp
amendment
Change to official text
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- three-fourthsSeventy-five percent portion
state legislatures · Bill of Rights · founders · federalism · supermajority · two-thirds · Equal Rights Amendment · constitutional convention · states · framers
- agreementagree, accord, yes, yeah, yep
- approvalsapproved, approve, authorizing, certification, endorsing
- formal actswedding, baptism, coronation, inauguration, oath
- government actionslaws, policies, presidential decree, resolution, mandates
- official proceduresregistration, application, filing, permit, license
- saying yesyes, nodding, agreeing, sure, accepting
ratificationrejection
Denial of acceptance
veto · denial · refusal · disapproval · nullification
ratificationrepeal
Annul a statute
annulment · revocation · invalidation · nullification · abrogation
ratificationopposition
Active resistance or dissent
dissension · dissent · disagreement · rejection · resistance
- ratification processMethod of formal approval