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Definition of endorsement noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

endorsement

noun
 
/ɪnˈdɔːsmənt/
 
/ɪnˈdɔːrsmənt/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a public statement or action showing that you support somebody/something
    • The election victory is a clear endorsement of their policies.
    • a letter of endorsement
    • This is hardly a ringing endorsement of the plan.
    Extra Examples
    • His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.
    • The new design only received a lukewarm endorsement from head office.
    • These measures have the strong endorsement of the Labour party.
    • They are now seeking endorsement for their ideas.
    • endorsement for the plan
    • endorsement of the product by the Consumer Council
    • her endorsement as leader of the delegation
    • Recently Ramos has been seeking the president's endorsement as her successor.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • enthusiastic
    • full
    • overwhelming
    verb + endorsement
    • be
    • constitute
    • imply
    endorsement + noun
    • contract
    • deal
    preposition
    • endorsement as
    • endorsement by
    • endorsement for
    See full entry
  2. a statement made in an advertisement, usually by somebody famous or important, saying that they use and like a particular product
    • We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.
    Topics Businessc1, TV, radio and newsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • enthusiastic
    • full
    • overwhelming
    verb + endorsement
    • be
    • constitute
    • imply
    endorsement + noun
    • contract
    • deal
    preposition
    • endorsement as
    • endorsement by
    • endorsement for
    See full entry
  3. (British English) details of a driving offence recorded on somebody’s driving licence
    • How many endorsements can you have before you lose your licence?
See endorsement in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee endorsement in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
hopefully
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