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to ratify an amendment

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  • Conventions within the states to ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution — Besides the more common method, Article V establishes the possibility of conventions within the individual states to ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution.Article V reads (italics added):Use of the convention ratification optionIn …   Wikipedia

  • amendment — n. 1) to adopt; propose; ratify an amendment 2) a constitutional amendment 3) an amendment to (an amendment to the constitution) * * * [ə mendmənt] propose ratify an amendment a constitutional amendment to adopt an amendment to (an amendment to… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • ratify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. approve, confirm, validate; endorse, verify, OK (inf.). See evidence, assent. Ant., veto. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. confirm, approve, sanction, substantiate; see approve 1 , enact , endorse 2 . See… …   English dictionary for students

  • ratify — verb they failed to ratify the amendment Syn: confirm, approve, sanction, endorse, agree to, accept, uphold, authorize, formalize, validate, recognize; sign See note at approve Ant: reject …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • ratify — 01. The town council is set to [ratify] a decision to outlaw smoking in all public buildings. 02. The peace agreement has been [ratified] by both sides in the conflict. 03. The federal government is expected to [ratify] the agreement on climate… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • amendment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ important, major, significant ▪ A major amendment was introduced into the legislation. ▪ minor, slight, small ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution — Amendment XVIII (the Eighteenth Amendment) of the United States Constitution, along with the Volstead Act (which defined intoxicating liquors excluding those used for religious purposes and sales throughout the U.S.), established Prohibition in… …   Wikipedia

  • ratify — verb Ratify is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑country, ↑parliament Ratify is used with these nouns as the object: ↑amendment, ↑constitution, ↑convention, ↑treaty …   Collocations dictionary

  • amendment — /euh mend meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of amending or the state of being amended. 2. an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc. 3. a change made by correction, addition, or deletion: The editors made few amendments to the… …   Universalium

  • ratify — ratifier, n. /rat euh fuy /, v.t., ratified, ratifying. 1. to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment. 2. to confirm (something done or arranged by an agent or by representatives) by such… …   Universalium

  • ratify — rat•i•fy [[t]ˈræt əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment[/ex] • Etymology: 1325–75; < MF ratifier < ML ratificāre= L rat(us) calculated (see rate I) …   From formal English to slang

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