sanction
English Thesaurus
1. a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | social control, |
| definition | : | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action (noun.act) |
2. the act of final authorization (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | name, |
| definition | : | by the sanction or authority of (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | nihil obstat, |
| definition | : | authoritative approval (noun.act) |
3. official permission or approval (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | permission, |
| definition | : | approval to do something (noun.communication) |
4. formal and explicit approval (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | approval, commendation, |
| definition | : | a message expressing a favorable opinion (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | visa, |
| definition | : | an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | nihil obstat, |
| definition | : | the 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 church (noun.communication) |
5. give sanction to (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | sanction, |
| definition | : | give religious sanction to, such as through on oath (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | visa, |
| definition | : | approve officially (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | confirm, |
| definition | : | support a person for a position (verb.social) |
6. give religious sanction to, such as through on oath (verb.communication)
7. give authority or permission to (verb.social)
8. a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards (noun.act)
| derivation | : | sanction, |
| definition | : | give religious sanction to, such as through on oath (verb.communication) |
9. the act of final authorization (noun.act)
| derivation | : | sanction, |
| definition | : | give authority or permission to (verb.social) |
10. official permission or approval (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | sanction, |
| definition | : | give authority or permission to (verb.social) |
11. formal and explicit approval (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | sanction, |
| definition | : | give authority or permission to (verb.social) |
12. give sanction to (verb.communication)
| antonym | : | disapprove, reject, |
| definition | : | deem wrong or inappropriate (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | approbation, |
| definition | : | official recognition or approval (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | approver, |
| definition | : | an authority with power to approve (noun.person) |
13. give religious sanction to, such as through on oath (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | sanction, |
| definition | : | a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards (noun.act) |
14. give authority or permission to (verb.social)
| derivation | : | sanction, |
| definition | : | the act of final authorization (noun.act) |
15. a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards (noun.act)
| derivation | : | sanction, |
| definition | : | give religious sanction to, such as through on oath (verb.communication) |
16. the act of final authorization (noun.act)
| derivation | : | sanction, |
| definition | : | give authority or permission to (verb.social) |
17. official permission or approval (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | sanction, |
| definition | : | give authority or permission to (verb.social) |
18. formal and explicit approval (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | sanction, |
| definition | : | give authority or permission to (verb.social) |
19. give sanction to (verb.communication)
| antonym | : | disapprove, reject, |
| definition | : | deem wrong or inappropriate (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | approbation, |
| definition | : | official recognition or approval (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | approver, |
| definition | : | an authority with power to approve (noun.person) |
20. give religious sanction to, such as through on oath (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | sanction, |
| definition | : | a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards (noun.act) |
21. give authority or permission to (verb.social)
| derivation | : | sanction, |
| definition | : | the act of final authorization (noun.act) |
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