endorsement

n 1: a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of

books) [syn: {blurb}]

2: a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" [syn: {second}]

3: formal and explicit approval [syn: {sanction}, {countenance},

{warrant}, {imprimatur}]

4: a signature that endorses something

5: the act of endorsing