ratifier
One who confirms
A ratifier is a person or body that formally approves or confirms something, especially a treaty, constitution, or agreement.
The term appears most often in legal and political contexts: The ratifiers of the Constitution debated fiercely over federal power.
A ratifier gives final, binding consent to what others have negotiated or drafted.
One who formally approves
- affirmerOne who declares positively
- authorizerOne who grants permission
- validatorOne who confirms authenticity
- certifierOne who officially confirms
endorser · supporter · backer · upholder · seconder · cosigner · signee · subscriber
Formal expression of approval
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- agreementShared position between parties
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- authorizationFormal permission granted
confirmation · acceptance · concurrence · acquiescence · endorsement · affirmation · go-ahead · green-light
Change to official text
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- statuteEnacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- enactmentPassing into law
codification · contract · clause · parliament · legislature · quorum · vote · resolution
sanctioner
One who formally approves
- affirmerOne who declares positively
- authorizerOne who grants permission
- validatorOne who confirms authenticity
certifier · endorser · supporter · backer · upholder · seconder · cosigner · signee · subscriber · assenter
assent
Formal expression of approval
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- agreementShared position between parties
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
authorization · confirmation · acceptance · concurrence · acquiescence · endorsement · affirmation · go-ahead · green-light · permission
amendment
Change to official text
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- statuteEnacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
enactment · codification · contract · clause · parliament · legislature · quorum · vote · resolution · proclamation
signatory
One who signs officially
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
protocol · agreement · compact · covenant · alliance · charter · armistice · ceasefire · bilateral · multilateral
- legal signerscosigner, witness, endorser, notary, signatory
- signatoriescosigner, endorser, undersigned, subscriber, coauthor
- checkerschecker, jump, capture, kinging, double jump
- ratification processMethod of formal approval
ratification, ratified, ratifies, unratified, ratifiers, ratifiable