countersign
Use Countersign in a sentence
tərˌsaɪn; noun
1.
a sign used in reply to another sign.
2.
Military. a secret sign that must be given by authorized persons seeking admission through a guarded area.
3.
a signature added to another signature, especially for authentication.
verb (used with object)
4.
to sign (a document that has been signed by someone else), especially in confirmation or authentication.
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| countersign | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to sign (a document already signed by another) |
| —n | |
| 2. | Also called: countersignature the signature so written |
| 3. | a secret sign given in response to another sign |
| 4. | chiefly military a password |
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Example sentences
All persons or objects that answer to the same countersign or that bear the same imprint are thereby stamped as somehow related.
Also, the town board may authorize the comptroller to countersign all checks signed by the supervisor.
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