ratified
Made officially binding
Ratified is the past tense of ratify, meaning to formally approve or confirm something, typically a treaty, constitution, or agreement.
Ratification makes official what was previously only proposed or negotiated: The Senate ratified the treaty.
The term appears most often in legal and political contexts, where formal approval by an authoritative body is required before something takes effect.
Formally approved or penalized
- endorsedOfficially approved or supported
- validatedConfirmed as true or acceptable
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
- acceptedFormally agreed to
confirmed · authorized · legitimized · accredited · recognized · verified · consented · assented
Handwritten name for verification
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- documentWritten or electronic file
- scrollWound document of parchment
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
notarization · authentication · attestation · inscription · parchment · signatory · countersigned · witnessed
Complete agreement among all
- majorityOver half of total
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- concurrenceState of agreeing
- assentFormal expression of approval
quorum · vote · ballot · supermajority · two-thirds · plurality · bipartisan · cross-party
Binding pact between nations
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
compact · covenant · charter · agreement · settlement · amendment · provision · clause
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- amendmentChange to official text
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- statuteEnacted written rule
- enactmentPassing into law
ordinance · decree · proclamation · codification · jurisprudence · authorization · formalization · legitimization
sanctioned
Formally approved or penalized
- endorsedOfficially approved or supported
- validatedConfirmed as true or acceptable
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
accepted · confirmed · authorized · legitimized · accredited · recognized · verified · consented · assented · upheld
signature
Handwritten name for verification
engrossment · notarization · authentication · attestation · inscription · parchment · signatory · countersigned · witnessed · executed
unanimous
Complete agreement among all
- majorityOver half of total
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- concurrenceState of agreeing
assent · quorum · vote · ballot · supermajority · two-thirds · plurality · bipartisan · cross-party · referendum
treaty
Binding pact between nations
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
protocol · compact · covenant · charter · agreement · settlement · amendment · provision · clause · article
constitution
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- amendmentChange to official text
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- statuteEnacted written rule
enactment · ordinance · decree · proclamation · codification · jurisprudence · authorization · formalization · legitimization · execution
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- establishedestablished, recognized, accepted, acknowledged, confirmed
- government termslegislative, federal agencies, congressional, state agencies, parliamentary
- legitimacylegal, validity, legitimate, lawfulness, lawful
- statusstatus, prestige, ranking, reputation, elite
- in agreementaccord, harmony, unity, consensus, understanding
ratifiedrejected
Refused or turned away
vetoed · refused · denied · disapproved · voted down
ratifiednullified
Made legally void
repealed · annulled · revoked · invalidated · abolished
ratifiedunratified
Not formally confirmed
proposed · pending · unsigned · draft · unapproved
- ratification processMethod of formal approval
ratification, ratifies, unratified, ratifier, ratifiers, ratifiable