to endorse a candidate

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• endorse — [en dôrs′, indôrs′] vt. endorsed, endorsing [altered (after L) < ME endosen < OFr endosser < ML indorsare < L in, on, upon + dorsum, the back] 1. to write on the back of (a document); specif., a) to sign (one s name) as payee on the… …   English World dictionary

• candidate — n. 1) to put up a candidate (for office) 2) to adopt (BE); endorse a candidate 3) (BE) to de select a candidate ( to refuse at the local level to support a party candidate adopted at the national level ) 4) a party; write in candidate 5) a… …   Combinatory dictionary

• endorse — en·dorse also in·dorse /in dȯrs/ vt en·dorsed also in·dorsed, en·dors·ing, also, in·dors·ing [Anglo French endosser endorser and Medieval Latin indorsare, both ultimately from Latin in on + dorsum back] 1: to write on the back of; esp: to sign… …   Law dictionary

• endorse — verb ADVERB ▪ enthusiastically, heartily, strongly, warmly, wholeheartedly ▪ entirely, fully ▪ overwhelmingly, unani …   Collocations dictionary

• endorse — endorsable, adj. endorser, endorsor, n. endorsingly, adv. endorsive, adj. /en dawrs /, v., endorsed, endorsing, n. v.t. 1. to approve, support, or sustain: to endorse a political candidate. 2. to designate oneself as payee of (a check) by signing …   Universalium

• candidate — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ potential, prospective ▪ Prospective parliamentary candidates met party leaders last week. ▪ likely, possible, qualified, suitable, viable …   Collocations dictionary

• endorse — 01. You need to [endorse] this check before you can cash it. 02. Michael Jackson used to [endorse] Pepsi in a number of advertisements. 03. The policies [endorsed] by this party seem to be quite unpopular with the general public. 04. There are a… …   Grammatical examples in English

• endorse — /ɛnˈdɔs / (say en daws), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) (endorsed, endorsing) 1. to write (something) on the back of a document, etc. 2. to sign one s name on (a commercial document or other instrument). 3. to designate (another) as payee by one s… …  

• endorse — also indorse transitive verb ( dorsed; dorsing) Etymology: alteration of obsolete endoss, from Middle English endosen, from Anglo French endosser, to put on, don, write on the back of, from en + dos back, from Latin dorsum Date: 1581 1. a. to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• endorse — en|dorse [ınˈdo:s US o:rs] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: endosser to put on the back , from dos back ] 1.) to express formal support or approval for someone or something endorse a proposal/an idea/a candidate etc ▪ The Prime… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• endorse — en•dorse [[t]ɛnˈdɔrs[/t]] v. t. dorsed, dors•ing 1) to express approval or support of, esp. publicly: to endorse a political candidate[/ex] 2) to designate oneself as payee of (a check) by signing, usu. on the reverse side of the instrument 3)… …   From formal English to slang