Endorsement
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of endorsing
"A star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements"
(2) A signature that validates something
"The cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement"
(3) Formal and explicit approval
"A Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
(4) A speech seconding a motion
"Do I hear a second?"
(5) A promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)
"The author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The act or quality of endorsing
- The association announced its endorsement of the policy.
- The bank required that cheque endorsement be witnessed by a cashier.
- Companies sometimes pay millions for product endorsement by celebrities.
- An amendment to an insurance contract that changes the coverage.
- Mr. Jones paid extra for the flood damage endorsement on his house insurance.
- An instructor's signed acknowledgement of time practising specific flying skills.
- Once she obtained the endorsement of her night flying hours, Joanna was approved to take the pilot's examination.
- Permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence.
- Wanted: Accredited teacher with Grade 12 mathematics endorsement.
- To transport gasoline, truckers must have a valid licence and the hazardous materials endorsement.