ratified

verb

past tense of ratify
as in approved
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory Lincoln's home state of Illinois was the first to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provided for the abolition of slavery

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Recent Examples of ratified Teamsters Local 455 members ratified a five-year agreement on Monday and will soon be able to return to work. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 However, even though the contract was ratified by the Legislature and Governor’s Office, the raises were not included in the budget. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The Geneva Conventions, a set of treaties governing the conduct of warring parties, which were ratified in the aftermath of the Second World War, forbid the arbitrary detention of civilians. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 If ratified by voters, the amendment would give Marylanders the final say over any new congressional map through the constitutional amendment process. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026 The two groups ratified their union contracts in July, which offered wage increases, access to union health care and the institution of career development committees aimed at helping early-career workers advance. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026 The union representing the flight attendants said Monday that if the deal is ratified, the work that flight attendants do before flights take off will be recognized. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Because China’s doctrine ratified practice, the United States has been caught behind. — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026 The Fifth Amendment was ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratified
  1. approved
  2. confirmed
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  • Many of these proposals require constitutional amendments approved by two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of the states.
    — Andrew Cuomo, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Mayor Ross McMullin and the Keller City Council unanimously approved a resolution early Thursday morning in opposition to an upcoming data center proposed for a site in Westlake near the Keller border.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of approved
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  • In June, officials confirmed the formation of an El Niño, the natural warming of parts of the central Pacific that alters weather worldwide, that is expected to grow to historic strength.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Carolina Panthers and tight end Darren Waller have agreed to a one-year free-agent deal, a league source confirmed to The Athletic on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about a player’s contract.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
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