Endorsement
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or quality of endorsing countable, uncountable
"The association announced its endorsement of the policy."
- 2 the act of endorsing wordnet
- 3 An amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document (such as a driving licence). countable, uncountable
"Mr. Jones paid extra for the flood damage endorsement on his house insurance."
- 4 a signature that validates something wordnet
- 5 An instructor's signed acknowledgement of time practising specific flying skills. countable, uncountable
"Once she obtained the endorsement of her night flying hours, Joanna was approved to take the pilot's examination."
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- 6 formal and explicit approval wordnet
- 7 Permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence. countable, uncountable
"Wanted: Accredited teacher with Grade 12 mathematics endorsement."
- 8 a speech seconding a motion wordnet
- 9 Sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise. countable, uncountable
"After the Olympics, he was hoping to get an endorsement deal."
- 10 a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books) wordnet
- 11 Support from an important, renowned figure of a media (celebrity, politics, sports, etc.), to get back up. countable, uncountable
"I'm not sure whether an endorsement from Donald Trump will help or hurt."
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More examples"Actors and sports stars often parlay their celebrity into endorsement deals."
Etymology
From endorse + -ment.
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