ɔːˈθɒɹəti əˈθɔɹəti ˈkaʊn.tɪ.nəns ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmeɪ.tə ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmɑ.tɚ ˌəʊˈkeɪ ˌəˈkæɪ ˌoʊˈkeɪ ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ

ˈsæŋkʃən ˈsæŋkʃən ˈwɒɹənt ˈwɔɹənt give sanction to I approve of his educational policies give religious sanction to, such as through an oath sanctify the marriage a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards the act of final authorization it had the sanction of the church give authority or permission to official permission or approval authority for the program was renewed several times formal and explicit approval a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement