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

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

a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards

official permission or approval; authority for the program was renewed several times

[ Syn: authority , authorization , authorisation ]

the act of final authorization; it had the sanction of the church'

give sanction to; I approve of his educational policies

[ Syn: approve , o.k. , okay ]

give authority or permission to

give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; sanctify the marriage'