sanction

Noun
  1. Formal and explicit approval (synset 106700103)
    "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
    is a type of: approval, commendation - a message expressing a favorable opinion
    subtypes:
    • o.k., ok, okay, okeh, okey - an endorsement
    • visa - an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it
    • nihil obstat - the phrase used by the official censor of the Roman Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined and contains nothing offensive to the church
    same as: countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, warrant
  2. A mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards (synset 101126567)
    is a type of: social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
  3. Official permission or approval (synset 105184134)
    "authority for the program was renewed several times"
    is a type of: permission - approval to do something
    same as: authorisation, authority, authorization
  4. The act of final authorization (synset 101141321)
    "it had the sanction of the church"
    is a type of: authorisation, authorization, empowerment - the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
    subtypes:
Verb
  1. Give sanction to (synset 200808164)
    "I approve of his educational policies"
    is a type of: authorise, authorize, clear, pass - grant authorization or clearance for
    subtypes:
    same as: approve, o.k., okay
  2. Give authority or permission to (synset 202484743)
    is a type of: authorise, authorize, empower - give or delegate power or authority to
  3. Give religious sanction to, such as through on oath (synset 200808553)
    "sanctify the marriage"
    is a type of: approve, o.k., okay, sanction - give sanction to

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