Main entry: sanction
Definition: a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
Main entry: sanction
Definition: the act of final authorization
Usage: it had the sanction of the church
Main entry: authorisation, authority, authorization, sanction
Definition: official permission or approval
Usage: authority for the program was renewed several times
Main entry: endorsement, indorsement, imprimatur, sanction, warrant, countenance
Definition: formal and explicit approval
Usage: a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
Main entry: sanction, O.K., okay, approve
Definition: give sanction to
Usage: I approve of his educational policies
Main entry: sanction
Definition: give religious sanction to, such as through on oath
Usage: sanctify the marriage
Main entry: sanction
Definition: give authority or permission to