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ratification

[rat-uh-fi-key-shuhn]

rat·i·fi·ca·tion

[rat-uh-fi-key-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act of ratifying; confirmation; sanction.
2.
the state of being ratified.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin ratificātiōn- (stem of ratificātiō), equivalent to ratificāt(us) (past participle of ratificāre to ratify) + -iōn- -ion

rat·i·fi·ca·tion·ist, noun, adjective
non·rat·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
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Ratification has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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World English Dictionary
ratify (ˈrætɪˌfaɪ)
 
vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
(tr) to give formal approval or consent to
 
[C14: via Old French from Latin ratus fixed (see rate1) + facere to make]
 
'ratifiable
 
adj
 
ratifi'cation
 
n
 
'ratifier
 
n

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ratification definition


The approval from the legislative branch required to validate government agreements. In the United States, amendments to the Constitution require the ratification of state legislatures, and international treaties require the ratification of the Senate.

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