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countersign

[koun-ter-sahyn, koun-ter-sahyn] / ˈkaʊn tərˌsaɪn, ˌkaʊn tərˈsaɪn /


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It was to Mr. Badinter that Mr. Mitterrand turned in 1984 to countersign, in strict secrecy, the document in which the president recognized Mazarine Pingeot, his daughter from an adulterous relationship.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Someone else would be paid to countersign the application.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2021

Fourteen men suspected of receiving the passports or helping to countersign documents were arrested in Kent, Essex and Merseyside.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2021

The Doctor offered a reward of $500 to any medium who could give him a message from her�certified of course by the countersign.

From Time Magazine Archive

‘Me Know You,’Johnny repeated this countersign and took his place behind Mr. Revere.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes