endorsement

Meanings

• a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)
• a speech seconding a motion
• formal and explicit approval
  • "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
• a signature that validates something
  • "the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement"
• the act of endorsing
  • "a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements"

Synonyms

blurb, countenance, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, second, secondment, warrant