imprimatur
Other forms: imprimaturs
If you give something your imprimatur, you give it your formal support or approval. An imprimatur is a fancy version of a thumbs-up sign.
Originally, an imprimatur was a license that permitted a book to be printed. This word still has the meaning of official or public approval. When the president signs a bill, he gives it his imprimatur. You might give your imprimatur to your favorite rock band by wearing a T-shirt with the band’s logo on it.
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formal and explicit approvalsynonyms: countenance, endorsement, indorsement, sanction, warranttypes:visaan endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing itnihil obstatthe 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 churchtype of:
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Vocabulary lists containing imprimatur
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