Associations to the word «Ratification»

Wiktionary

RATIFICATION, noun. The act or process of ratifying, or the state of being ratified
RATIFICATION, noun. A formal declaration of agreement to a treaty etc

Dictionary definition

RATIFICATION, noun. Making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats