Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ratification"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ratification \Rat`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ratification.]
The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified;
confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ratification
n : making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming
it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of
the appointment" [syn: {confirmation}]
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