as in approving
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
Lincoln's home state of Illinois was the first to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provided for the abolition of slavery
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Recent Examples of ratifying
During that ratifying convention, Wilson also argued that the franchise should extend broadly, beyond just property owners.
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Jesse Wegman,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
Both resolutions, ratifying the clerk-treasurer’s office policies and procedures and the public comment policy, will be brought back up at the council’s July meeting.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2026
The museum’s security staff organized separately, in 2022, ratifying their inaugural contract in 2024 following a twelve-day strike.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
18 May 2026
If the unions agreed to that, Horwitz said, any delay in negotiating or ratifying a new contract after the 2026 contract runs out would see the LIRR workers effectively making less after the end of the year.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
Workers represented by United Steelworkers Local 12775 are headed back to work at NIPSCO, after ratifying a new contract with the utility.
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Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
Last April, the union celebrated when Atlanta City Council passed a resolution ratifying the first-of-its-kind collective bargaining agreement.
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Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
17 Mar. 2026
European lawmakers on Monday delayed a vote on ratifying the pact to seek clarification.
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ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
America’s ratification that year broke a logjam of inaction by nations that had signed the agreement but were wary about actually ratifying it as a legal document.
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Gary W. Yohe,
The Conversation,
10 Jan. 2026
Jesse Wegman,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
Both resolutions, ratifying the clerk-treasurer’s office policies and procedures and the public comment policy, will be brought back up at the council’s July meeting.
—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2026
The museum’s security staff organized separately, in 2022, ratifying their inaugural contract in 2024 following a twelve-day strike.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
18 May 2026
If the unions agreed to that, Horwitz said, any delay in negotiating or ratifying a new contract after the 2026 contract runs out would see the LIRR workers effectively making less after the end of the year.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
Workers represented by United Steelworkers Local 12775 are headed back to work at NIPSCO, after ratifying a new contract with the utility.
—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
Last April, the union celebrated when Atlanta City Council passed a resolution ratifying the first-of-its-kind collective bargaining agreement.
—
Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
17 Mar. 2026
European lawmakers on Monday delayed a vote on ratifying the pact to seek clarification.
—
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
America’s ratification that year broke a logjam of inaction by nations that had signed the agreement but were wary about actually ratifying it as a legal document.
—
Gary W. Yohe,
The Conversation,
10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratifying
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Senators later adopted Amendment 1 before approving the bill.
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Finland’s parliament on Wednesday voted to lift a decades-old ban on nuclear weapons, approving a major defense policy shift aimed at aligning the country more closely with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) deterrence strategy.
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Almost too perfectly, a news release confirming the nuptials was sent out as rain started pouring and a sense of calm enveloped the area.
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Several members of Congress also attended, with the discussion centered on the national security, economic, religious and social implications of confirming that UAPs are alien or even extra-dimensional in origin.
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