ratify
Example Sentences
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The treaty isn’t legally in force because not enough nations have ratified it, though major powers, including China, Russia and the U.S., say they are abiding by its terms.
The union ratified a new contract covering 2,400 mental health and addiction medicine employees in Southern California last year, but negotiations continue for Marcucci-Morris and other Northern California mental health workers.
From Los Angeles Times
The decision will be formally ratified at a full meeting of the council on Monday.
From BBC
Workers still have to vote to ratify the deal.
The U.S. joined the convention through a treaty ratified in 1992.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
