ratifying

Definitions

The act of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.

The process of confirming or supporting something that has already been done or decided.

Examples

The parliament is currently in the process of ratifying the new international trade agreement.

By ratifying the treaty, the member nations committed themselves to stricter environmental regulations.

Synonyms

approving confirming endorsing sanctioning validating authorizing certifying

Antonyms

rejecting vetoing denying opposing nullifying invalidating disapproving