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    ENDORSEMENT

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The act of endorsingplay

    Example:

    a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements

    Synonyms:

    endorsement; indorsement

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("endorsement" is a kind of...):

    support (aiding the cause or policy or interests of)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "endorsement"):

    aegis; auspices; protection (kindly endorsement and guidance)

    Derivation:

    endorse (be behind; approve of)

    endorse (give support or one's approval to)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A signature that validates somethingplay

    Example:

    the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement

    Synonyms:

    endorsement; indorsement

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("endorsement" is a kind of...):

    signature (your name written in your own handwriting)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "endorsement"):

    blank endorsement; endorsement in blank (an endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer)

    Derivation:

    endorse (sign as evidence of legal transfer)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Formal and explicit approvalplay

    Example:

    a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement

    Synonyms:

    countenance; endorsement; imprimatur; indorsement; sanction; warrant

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("endorsement" is a kind of...):

    approval; commendation (a message expressing a favorable opinion)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "endorsement"):

    O.K.; OK; okay; okeh; okey (an endorsement)

    visa (an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it)

    nihil obstat (the phrase used by the official censor of the Roman Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined and contains nothing offensive to the church)

    Derivation:

    endorse (guarantee as meeting a certain standard)

    Sense 4

    Meaning:

    A speech seconding a motionplay

    Example:

    do I hear a second?

    Synonyms:

    endorsement; indorsement; second; secondment

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("endorsement" is a kind of...):

    agreement (the verbal act of agreeing)

    Sense 5

    Meaning:

    A promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)play

    Example:

    the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book

    Synonyms:

    blurb; endorsement; indorsement

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("endorsement" is a kind of...):

    packaging; promo; promotion; promotional material; publicity (a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution)

    Derivation:

    endorse (be behind; approve of)

    endorse (give support or one's approval to)

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