sanction

Nouns

(n) formal and explicit approval
- a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
imprimatur, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant,
(n) a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
(n) official permission or approval
- authority for the program was renewed several times
authorisation, authorization, authority,
(n) the act of final authorization
- it had the sanction of the church

Verbs

(v) give sanction to
- I approve of his educational policies
approve, O.K., okay,
(v) give authority or permission to
(v) give religious sanction to, such as through on oath
- sanctify the marriage

Synonyms

imprimatur countenance endorsement indorsement warrant approve O.K. okay authorisation authorization authority

Antonyms

disapprove reject

Words of close approximity

sanctify sanctity

sanctionative sanctioned sanctioning