as in to approve
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 ratify
Achenbach attempted to get other countries to ratify Sealand’s constitution, but to no avail; a court in Cologne, then in West Germany, ruled that the sea fort did not have enough community life or sufficient living space to be considered a country.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
Union members will vote on whether to ratify the contract Monday.
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Laura Fay,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
The Directors Guild of America has voted to ratify a four-year contract intended to preserve members’ jobs amid a historic downturn in film and TV production.
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Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
26 June 2026
The amendment was not ratified during the Civil War, but the efforts in both the North and South revealed how an existential political crisis pushed language of God into government.
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David Mislin,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
Union members will vote on whether to ratify the contract Monday.
—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
The Directors Guild of America has voted to ratify a four-year contract intended to preserve members’ jobs amid a historic downturn in film and TV production.
—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
26 June 2026
The amendment was not ratified during the Civil War, but the efforts in both the North and South revealed how an existential political crisis pushed language of God into government.
—
David Mislin,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
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The commission unanimously approved her request in May of 2018, and Grechen Shirley quickly hired a nanny to her campaign staff.
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Boise Mayor Lauren McLean will have the authority to limit that under a new plan approved by the City Council on Tuesday.
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Pat George, a frequent flier, avoided a line at the Admirals Club in Miami because a representative called ahead to a second lounge near Gate D15 to confirm there was no wait.
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Although the panel date has not been confirmed, the members and the team behind the webcomic will be on it to chat about their upcoming plans.
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“Ratify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratify. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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