sanction

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sanction

The committee gave its sanction to the new community garden project.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Official permission or approval: An authoritative or formal consent that allows something to happen or exist.
    • A penalty or coercive measure: A punitive action, often economic or political, imposed to enforce compliance or punish a violation of laws or norms.
    • A mechanism of social control: A means, often a reward or punishment, by which a society's standards or laws are upheld.

  2. Verb:

    • To give official permission or approval to: To authorize or endorse something formally.
    • To impose a penalty on: To punish or penalize, typically a state or organization, for violating rules or laws.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Permission):
    • The project cannot proceed without the sanction of the board.
    • He acted with the full sanction of the law.
  • Noun (Penalty):
    • The UN voted to impose economic sanctions on the country.
    • The sanction for breaking the rule is a heavy fine.
  • Verb (To approve):
    • The committee will sanction the use of the new procedure.
    • The government does not sanction such methods.
  • Verb (To penalize):
    • The league sanctioned the team for violating the salary cap.
    • The regime was sanctioned for human rights abuses.
Advanced Usage
  • "To give one's sanction to": To grant one's formal approval or blessing to something.
    • The director gave his sanction to the risky plan.
  • "To bear the sanction of": To have the official approval or authority of a person or institution.
    • The policy bears the sanction of the highest authority.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sanctioned (adj): Officially approved or authorized.
    • This is the only sanctioned route to the summit.
  • Sanctionable (adj): Deserving of or liable to punishment or official disapproval.
    • His actions were deemed sanctionable by the ethics committee.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Permission): Authorization, approval, endorsement, consent.
  • Noun (Penalty): Penalty, punishment, restriction, embargo.
  • Verb (To approve): Authorize, approve, endorse, permit.
  • Verb (To penalize): Punish, penalize, discipline, censure.
Antonyms
  • Noun (Permission): Prohibition, ban, veto, interdiction.
  • Noun (Penalty): Reward, incentive, benefit.
  • Verb (To approve): Forbid, prohibit, ban, veto.
  • Verb (To penalize): Reward, praise, commend.
Related Phrases
  • "Social sanction": A measure, often informal like disapproval or ostracism, used by a community to enforce norms.
    • Gossip can act as a powerful social sanction.
  • "Legal sanction": A penalty prescribed by law for its violation.
    • The legal sanction for theft is imprisonment.
sanction

The committee gave its sanction to the new community garden project.

Noun
  1. the act of final authorization
    • it had the sanction of the church
  2. official permission or approval
    • authority for the program was renewed several times
  3. a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
  4. formal and explicit approval
    • a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
Verb
  1. give religious sanction to, such as through on oath
    • sanctify the marriage
  2. give authority or permission to
  3. give sanction to
    • I approve of his educational policies

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