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ratify

[rat-uh-fahy] / ˈræt əˌfaɪ /


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The Board of Education also must ratify tentative agreements.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Sir Keir said this year's summit "will not just ratify existing commitments made at last year's summit" but would be "more ambitious".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Vietnam goes to the polls on Sunday to elect members of the National Assembly, the country's top legislative body that serves mainly to ratify decisions by the ruling Communist Party.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

If optimists are right, and tariff effects fade while services inflation also moderates, expect the coming months to ratify CPI’s more sanguine picture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Both the state house and the state senate had to ratify.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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