countersign

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[ UK /kˈa‍ʊntəsˌa‍ɪn/ ]
NOUN
  1. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
    he forgot the password
  2. a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed
VERB
  1. add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity
    You must countersign on this line of the contract
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How To Use countersign In A Sentence

  • The President has so far refused to countersign the Prime Minister's desperate decree.
  • You must countersign on this line of the contract
  • The dancing and singing function primarily as a decoy from the main event happening in this inner sanctum; only we, the viewers, are ushered in to witness the underbelly, to glimpse the politics taking place in the dark, which countersign the frivolities in the flashing sunlight outside. BREAKFAST WITH SOCRATES
  • A record in the resident's money book showed the details of the money transferred into this account from their personal account for the purchases, and ‘this is signed by the resident and countersigned by the nursing officer in charge’.
  • This document was countersigned by Ennis, the company secretary.
  • In order to proceed further, you must answer the sentry's challenge by entering the countersign
  • I don't know the signs and countersigns and all the other earnest nonsense that the Crownkillers who have the time for such things play with in the north.
  • Obtain African development bank line long with China people bank line long countersign of certificate.
  • The message, framed by America and countersigned by Britain, has been duly delivered, with impressive speed and efficiency.
  • Failing that, it is also possible that Burris would have no legal standing in mandamus to compel White to countersign the appointment certificate; because the duty to do so -- if it really is a ministerial duty -- is not owed to Burris himself, but to Blago as the Governor or to the Clerk of the Senate rather than the appointee. Illinois Sec. of State Refuses To Approve Burris Appointment, But Admits He Really Can't Stop It
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