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n. an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"

v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

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all right, fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory

adj. being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"

approval, commendation

n. a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"

mandate

n. the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory

accredit, recognize, recognise

v. grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"

permit, allow, let, countenance

v. consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

guarantee, warrant

v. stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"

sign, ratify

v. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

excuse, condone

v. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"

legitimate

v. make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone); "They legitimized their natural child"

legislate, pass

v. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"

authenticate

v. establish the authenticity of something

sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understand

v. be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!"

cover, insure, underwrite

v. protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this"

certify, endorse, indorse

v. guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat"

assent, accede, acquiesce

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

accept, consent, go for

v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

preserve

v. keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes"

privilege, favor, favour

v. bestow a privilege upon

tolerable

adj. capable of being borne or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable"

acceptable

adj. worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent"

adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerable

adj. about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary"

alright

adj. nonstandard usage

comforting, cheering, satisfying

adj. providing freedom from worry

copacetic, copasetic, copesetic, copesettic

adj. completely satisfactory; "his smile said that everything was copacetic"; "You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic"- John O'Hara

passing(a)

adj. allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily; "a passing grade"

right

adj. in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right"

disapprove, reject

v. deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix

v. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

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