sanctioned
If something’s sanctioned it’s officially approved. Now that your mom has finally come around, watching football with your friends on Sunday is a sanctioned ritual.
When something’s sanctioned, it’s been approved by an authority, like your mom or your school, or it follows established rules or traditions. Eating ham on Easter might be a sanctioned tradition in your family. The word can also be used to say that something has been approved or authorized in a legal sense. You may read about a sanctioned treaty that has been signed by all members of the United Nations.
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established by authority; given authoritative approvalsynonyms: approved
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formally approved and invested with legal authority
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conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
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Vocabulary lists containing sanctioned
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