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ratification
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.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- ratificationist noun
- nonratification noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of ratification1
Example Sentences
The deal is subject to review and approval by the SAG-AFTRA National Board and ratification by the membership in the coming weeks, the union said.
After the Constitutionās ratification, Congress passed the Insurrection Act to define the presidentās power in emergencies.
And to satisfy constitutional purists, OLC noted that āNeither the constitutional text nor the drafting and ratification debates provide further guidance regarding what it means for the President to āsignā a bill he approvesā¦.
Incompatible statutes on the question of citizenship were finally resolved after the abolition of slavery and the ratification of the 14th Amendment.
"Once an agreement is reached, further details of the treaty will be put before both Houses for scrutiny and treaty ratification in the usual way," a Number 10 spokesman said.
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