ratify
ratifizieren
To officially accept or approve something, usually a decision or agreement, so it becomes valid.
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Examples
They voted to ratify the agreement.verb
Sie stimmten dafür, das Abkommen zu ratifizieren.
When did the council ratify the new rules?verb
Wann hat der Rat die neuen Regeln ratifiziert?
The members refused to ratify the proposal until they got more details.verb
Die Mitglieder weigerten sich, den Vorschlag zu ratifizieren, bis sie mehr Details bekamen.
After weeks of debate, the committee finally ratified the plan in a short meeting.verb
Nach wochenlanger Debatte ratifizierte der Ausschuss den Plan schließlich in einer kurzen Sitzung.
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