How to Use ratification in a Sentence

ratification

noun
  • Turnout for the strike vote was high but less than the contract ratification.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
  • Then, any change would require three-fourths of the states to sign on for ratification.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
  • It will be sent to its members for ratification next week.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • That ratification process will take a little more than three weeks.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 25 July 2023
  • Now the list is going to each group for ratification.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The ratification process has taken the four weeks since then.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 22 Aug. 2023
  • As both sides move toward ratification, the focus now shifts to how the terms will shape the league’s next phase of growth.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Any change would then require ratification from three-quarters of the states.
    Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Members are set to vote on ratification of the new agreement in the coming weeks.
    Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 4 July 2025
  • The bill to end ratification will now be sent to Putin for final approval.
    Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2023
  • And the contract came just in time for Archer — right before ratification, his son was born.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The deal is now being brought to members for ratification.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The next step is ratification by the players and the league’s board of governors.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But as the ratification fight dragged on, the series ballooned.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 2026
  • Eight freight rail unions have now approved the agreement, but all 12 must sign on for ratification.
    Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2022
  • As of now, the three-fourths ratification requirement still stands.
    Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The agreement goes to the union’s full membership for a ratification vote.
    Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2022
  • If approved, the agreement will be sent out for ratification, and the details will be made public.
    Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC news, 11 June 2025
  • The goal had been to draw up a document that could be adopted at the meeting and then sent to countries for ratification.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 24 May 2024
  • The contracts will need to be put to a ratification vote by workers at the various hotels.
    Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The deal now heads to union members for a ratification vote, which is a standard procedure in labor talks.
    Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2022
  • That would pave the way for a ratification vote by officers and final approval from the council.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2023
  • The union members will review the details of the agreement and hold a ratification vote in the coming days, the union said.
    Detroit Free Press, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The ratification process will get underway next week, and will include member meetings to go over the terms of the deal.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
  • There’s no deadline for final ratification of the amendment, which needs 10 more states to sign on.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
  • The petition has been stalled for weeks, just one signature shy of ratification.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The petition has been stalled for weeks, just one signature shy of ratification.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The new proposal bumps up wage increases and gives the option of a ratification bonus.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Teachers will vote on the ratification of the contract after spring break, according to the union.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The ratification vote will open on April 16 and close on April 24.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026

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