endorsement vs sanction

endorsement

noun
  • The act or quality of endorsing 

  • Sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise. 

  • An amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document (such as a driving licence). 

  • An instructor's signed acknowledgement of time practising specific flying skills. 

  • Permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence. 

  • Support from an important, renowned figure of a media (celebrity, politics, sports, etc.), to get back up. 

sanction

noun
  • An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid. 

  • A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body. 

  • A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above. 

verb
  • To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions. 

  • To ratify; to make valid. 

  • To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance. 

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