endorsement
Other forms: endorsements
An endorsement is a form of public support or approval. Endorsements are given to politicians and products.
If you give something an endorsement, you're basically saying "I approve of this person or product." Celebrities give politicians an endorsement if they think you should vote for them. When celebrities do commercials for products, those are also endorsements. If someone puts their fame or name behind something, they're endorsing it and giving their approval. That goes for checks, too: when you sign one you've just written, you've endorsed it.
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the act of endorsing“a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements”synonyms: indorsementtypes:type of:supportaiding the cause or policy or interests of
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formal and explicit approval“a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement”synonyms: countenance, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warranttypes:visaan endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing itnihil obstatthe phrase used by the official censor of the Roman Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined and contains nothing offensive to the churchtype of:
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a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)synonyms: blurb, indorsementtype of:packaging, promotion, promotional material, publicitya message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
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a speech seconding a motionsynonyms: indorsement, second, secondmenttype of:agreementthe verbal act of agreeing
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a signature that validates something“the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement”synonyms: indorsementtypes:blank endorsement, endorsement in blankan endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearertype of:signatureyour name written in your own handwriting
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