164 entries under sanction topic. ×

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mandate(verb, support, accept, favor, agree)
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notarize(verb, sign, approve, endorse)
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rubber-stamp(verb, support, state, control, praise)
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concede(verb, make, give, accept, pass)
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condone(verb, go, accept, pass, leave)
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dictate(verb, name, order, set, charge)
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fix(verb, form, give, start, pass)
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give the go-ahead(verb, expression, idiom, support, control)
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recognize(verb, support, release, pass, favor)
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second(verb, support, accept, praise, favor)
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underwrite(verb, support, praise, favor, back)
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vest(verb, hold, control, give, charge)
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constitute(verb, form, name, order, make)
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endow(verb, form, meet, start, pass)
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facilitate(verb, allow, approve, permit)
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go along with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
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make legal(verb, expression, allow, approve, permit)
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uphold(verb, support, accept, favor, agree)
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accede(verb, support, give, accept, pass)
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acquiesce(verb, support, accept, pass, favor)
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