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countersign::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | countersignature |
| Type of | signature |
countersign::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sign |
| Derivation | countersignature |
You must countersign on this line of the contract.
Examples of countersign
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The Prime Minister can also countersign decrees and laws passed by the President.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The relevant ministers had to countersign executive decrees for them to be binding.
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Dubke remains a consultant and has authority to countersign its checks.
From the nytimes.com
The countersign has been mandatory since the revision of 1840.
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The Prime Minister signs decrees establishing regulations, which the concerned ministers countersign.
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White had said yesterday he wouldn't countersign.
From the bloomberg.com
I had to countersign because he was under 18.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
The councillor had to countersign a royal decision, unless it was unconstitutional, whereby it gained legal force.
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The ministers refused to obey his demand that they countersign his decision, and immediately left for Christiania.
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- Add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity; "You must countersign on this line of the contract"
- Password: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"
- Countersignature: a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed
- Countersigning means writing a second signature onto a document. For example, a contract or other official document signed by the representative of a company may be countersigned by his supervisor to verify the authority of the representative. ...
- In military terminology, a countersign is a sign, word, or any other signal previously agreed upon and required to be exchanged between a sentry or guard and anybody approaching his or her post. ...
- (Countersigned) Signing of a document by more than one official, e.g., a training grant program director and the institutional business official.
- An exchange of a secret challenge CODEWORD and its PASSWORD reply, usually called "sign/counter-sign"; see SIGN.
- A secret word or signal which must be given to a guard or sentry by someone wishing to pass; password.
- A countersign consists of two words: the secret challenge and its password. The words comprising the countersign are issued from the principal headquarters of a command to aid guards in their scrutiny of persons who apply to pass. These words are disseminated only to friendly personnel.
