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make binding

VERB
validate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approve certify confirm corroborate endorse justify legalize legitimize ratify substantiate verify
STRONG
authenticate authorize constitute okay sanction
WEAK
John Hancock bear out give stamp of approval give the go-ahead give the green light give the nod make legal make stick rubber-stamp set seal on sign off on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
contradict deny disagree disallow disapprove discredit disprove invalidate oppose refuse reject repudiate veto

Example Sentences

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Portugal on Thursday asked Air France-KLM and Lufthansa to make binding offers to buy a controlling stake in TAP Air Portugal, as the government seeks to privatise an airline it rescued during the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Unlike private developers, who make binding commitments through the environmental review process, Caltrans made nebulous promises that can’t be easily enforced, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

Had Belfast made it to the next stage of the bidding process, the council, as the lead agency in the bid, would have needed to make "binding" financial commitments.

From BBC • May 13, 2023

The council should also expand the authority of the Office of Police Complaints to make binding disciplinary decisions in addition to investigating cases of police misconduct.

From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2022

We make binding laws of morality, and leave it to the man of exceptional qualities to break them; for the generality of mankind, the stricter code is safer.

From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.