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noun : SANCTIONS
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" ;
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2. (
) a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards ;
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3. (
) official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times" ;
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4. (
) the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church" ;
verb : SANCTIONS
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" ;
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2. (
) give authority or permission to ;
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3. (
) give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage" ;
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