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ENDORSEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of endorsing
Example:
a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements
Synonyms:
endorsement; indorsement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("endorsement" is a kind of...):
support (aiding the cause or policy or interests of)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "endorsement"):
aegis; auspices; protection (kindly endorsement and guidance)
Derivation:
endorse (be behind; approve of)
endorse (give support or one's approval to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A signature that validates something
Example:
the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement
Synonyms:
endorsement; indorsement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("endorsement" is a kind of...):
signature (your name written in your own handwriting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "endorsement"):
blank endorsement; endorsement in blank (an endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer)
Derivation:
endorse (sign as evidence of legal transfer)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Formal and explicit approval
Example:
a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
Synonyms:
countenance; endorsement; imprimatur; indorsement; sanction; warrant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("endorsement" is a kind of...):
approval; commendation (a message expressing a favorable opinion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "endorsement"):
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)
Derivation:
endorse (guarantee as meeting a certain standard)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A speech seconding a motion
Example:
do I hear a second?
Synonyms:
endorsement; indorsement; second; secondment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("endorsement" is a kind of...):
agreement (the verbal act of agreeing)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)
Example:
the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book
Synonyms:
blurb; endorsement; indorsement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("endorsement" is a kind of...):
packaging; promo; promotion; promotional material; publicity (a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution)
Derivation:
endorse (be behind; approve of)
endorse (give support or one's approval to)
