endorsement (n.)

  1. a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book

    [ Syn: indorsement , blurb ]

  2. a speech seconding a motion; do I hear a second?

    [ Syn: second , secondment , indorsement ]

  3. formal and explicit approval; a Democrat usually gets the unions endorsement

    [ Syn: sanction , countenance , indorsement , warrant , imprimatur ]

  4. a signature that validates something; the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement

    [ Syn: indorsement ]

  5. the act of endorsing; a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements

    [ Syn: indorsement ]

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