Sanction (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
A mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
Formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
Official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.