legalization

noun

Definition of legalizationnext
as in validation

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  1. validation
  2. legislation
  3. ratification
  4. establishment
Noun
  • Adobe's Behance social sharing site also supports Content Credentials for validation of images' authenticity.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • To give validation to your feelings that push you to improve your life.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of validation
Noun
  • While state officials began preparing for a second Trump presidency and Democrats questioned what went wrong with Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign, California passed legislation cracking down on crime and expanding environmental protections across the state.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • In the House, where all 435 seats are on the ballot, the election results will have a major impact on the incoming President’s ability to pass legislation and enact key elements of his or her agenda.
    Simmone Shah, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of legislation
Noun
  • Members rejected a second proposal at the end of October that included a 35 percent wage increase over the next four years and a $7,000 ratification bonus.
    Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Along with the wage increase, the new contract gives each worker a $12,000 ratification bonus and retains a performance bonus the company wanted to eliminate.
    David Koenig, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of ratification
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  • In Germany and France, support for right-wing extremist groups surged to levels unseen since the Second World War, sending establishment parties scrambling to put together new coalitions that would keep them from power.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The campaigns this election cycle pitted Phoenix's establishment politicians against progressive activists.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of establishment
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