Official sanction

Synonyms for "official sanction" (23 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Adjective(5 words)

administrative approval approved authorization authorized

Strong matches (7)

Adjective(5 words)

by the bookconsent formal governmentallawful authority

Noun(2 words)

governmentally approvedlegal authority

Related words (11)

Adjective(11 words)

legitimate licensed penalty permit procedural proper public punishment reprimand sanctioned state

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries

adjective authorization consequence descriptor modifier permission punishment

More specific

17 entries

authorized ban bureaucratic constitutional embargo endorsement fine formalized license licensed permit permitted procedural restriction sanctioned standardized

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Collocations

11 entries

economic sanctionfinancial sanctiongovernment sanctioninternational sanctionlegal sanctionofficial curriculumofficial documentofficial languageofficial policyofficial reportofficial seal

Inflections

3 entries

more officialmost officialofficial sanctions

Derivations

7 entries

officialdom officially officialness sanction sanctionable sanctioned sanctioning

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