ratifiers
Those who confirm
Ratifiers are those who formally approve or confirm something, especially a treaty, contract, or constitutional amendment.
The term appears most often in legal and political contexts: The ratifiers of the Constitution debated state versus federal power.
A ratifier gives official sanction to what has been negotiated or proposed by others.
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- assemblyConstructing from components
- lawmakersElected officials writing statutes
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
statute · bill · act · amendment · enactment · codification · regulation · ordinance
Those who signed officially
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
compact · covenant · charter · declaration · bilateral · multilateral · instrument · annex
Approval or punitive measure
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- authorizationFormal permission granted
certification · accreditation · authentication · affirmation · acknowledgment · acceptance · consent · assent
parliament
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- assemblyConstructing from components
- lawmakersElected officials writing statutes
legislature · statute · bill · act · amendment · enactment · codification · regulation · ordinance · decree
signatories
Those who signed officially
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
protocol · compact · covenant · charter · declaration · bilateral · multilateral · instrument · annex · reservation
sanction
Approval or punitive measure
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
authorization · certification · accreditation · authentication · affirmation · acknowledgment · acceptance · consent · assent · acquiescence
- examinersinspectors, examiner, reviewers, inspector, auditors
- endorserscelebrity endorsers, brand ambassadors, spokespeople, pitchmen, influencers
- signerssignatories, cosigners, endorsers
ratifiersrejecters
Those who refuse acceptance
opponents · dissenters · objectors · vetoers · vetoes
ratifiersdrafters
Those who prepare documents
framers · authors · negotiators · composers · originators