[ US /ˌɪmpɹɪˈmɑtɝ/ ]
[ UK /ɪmpɹˈɪmət‍ʃˌɔː/ ]
NOUN
  1. formal and explicit approval
    a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
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How To Use imprimatur In A Sentence

  • An imprimatur is not guarantee of theological soundness, in reality. Dr. Janet Smith replies to Dr. Schindler, defends Christopher West
  • One of them, the Lord Imprimatur, sent the novice to summon the roving journeymen who policed the Academy. THE BROKEN GOD
  • The thing is, to a lot of people it's still seen as a nerd activity; while some geeky/nerdy things are now cool, others haven't been given the imprimatur from the "cool folks" yet. My opinion on the whole Blizzard Real ID issue
  • When he suspended the constitution and dissolved Congress, he had the imprimatur of the armed forces.
  • No religious entity gets the government's imprimatur to further its religious mission, under the proper understanding of the Establishment Clause.
  • A nod of commiseration gains the force of imprimatur, becoming an official endorsement of the validity of his opinions.
  • So there's obviously something in the demand for expertise, the imprimatur, which is not really about the fact that they do a good job. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • The conclusion is obvious; the imprimatur was a momentary insincerity for which there must have been specific, exterior reasons. Great Tew, Continued
  • How many times in the past several months has the Kerry campaign implied that they have McCain's imprimatur on a key issue?
  • The UN had already given the US its imprimatur by passing this month's Security Council resolution explicitly calling for international aid for Iraq.
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