Meaning of ratify in English
(Definition of ratify from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
ratify | Intermediate English
(esp. of governments or organizations) to agree in writing to a set of rules, or to officially approve a decision or plan:
ratify | Business English
Examples of ratify
ratify
It would take approval of at least three-quarters of the states, or 38, to actually ratify changes to the document.
From Washington Times
The rule changes to the constitution, proposed at the meeting, can not be ratified for 28 days.
Instead, he continued to lobby senators in an effort to eventually convince them to ratify it.
From The Hill
The school board, which chooses two parent members, is required to ratify the choice of each outside group.
From Los Angeles Times
Proposed amendments were to be ratified by three-fourths of the states in their legislatures or by state convention.
From Heritage.org
It's a study that will have to be repeated on demand by various independent researchers before the scientific community will consider ratifying it as scientific.
From Huffington Post
His belief that things will get better is not ratified by the facts he outlines.
A real-world outcome that ratifies at least part of this hypothesis of the show works toward making it a success.
From TIME
The unions ratified an agreement for the option to receive severance pay in exchange for a release not to sue the city over the privatization.
From MLive.com
But those standards were drafted in 2006 (and ratified in 2009).
From Ars Technica
But proponents say the stakes have never been higher for ratifying the convention.
From NPR
Should we as a board ratify such decisions at the next board meeting or do those interim decisions stand on their own?
From Chicago Tribune
To date, 115 nations have signed the treaty, and nine have ratified it.
From Heritage.org
If the choice is to ratify the treaty or reject it, the point is irrelevant.
From Slate Magazine
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onaylamak, tasdik etmek…
ratifier…
bekrachtigen…
potvrdit…
ratificere…
menyetujui…
ยืนยัน, อนุมัติ, ให้สัตยาบัน…
phê chuẩn…
ratyfikować…
ratificera…
mengesahkan…
bestätigen…
stadfeste, ratifisere…
затверджувати, ратифікувати…
ратифицировать, утверждать…
