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Definition

to approve or support

The exact meaning of endorse can depend upon its context. For example:

"I endorse her candidacy." — support for a candidate
"I endorse the committee's recommendations." — support an idea
"She is paid a million dollars a year to endorse the company's products." — publicly support in return for payment
"She endorsed and deposited the check." — approved placing funds into a bank account by writing something like "for deposit" and signing the back of a check

Africans want to be allowed to live where they obtain work, and not be endorsed out of an area because they were not born there.
Nelson Mandela -- I Am Prepared to Die

Half of the men endorsed the Emancipation Proclamation, a quarter opposed it, and the other quarter did not register an opinion.
James M. McPherson -- What They Fought For - 1861-1865
We shouldn't have to pay for stuff we hate, and I don't want to pay for a health care program that endorses legalized abortions.
Phil Robertson -- Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander
By even allowing a balloting, I would be requesting that you endorse a man who Vatican Law proclaims ineligible.
Dan Brown -- Angels & Demons
Wilson resumed: "We not only grant that claim, but we welcome it and strongly endorse it.
Mark Twain -- Pudd'nhead Wilson
Now that was an endorsement.
Amy Tan -- The Bonesetter's Daughter
I think most people had accepted it, and it had obviously been endorsed by the village elder.
Marcus Luttrell -- Lone Survivor
I discovered that it was not wise to be seen reading books that were not endorsed by the Communist party.
Richard Wright -- Black Boy
They hadn't been buried in the same grave — no need to endorse the scandal.
Margaret Atwood -- Alias Grace
But Nebraska did not endorse the position of its junior Senator.
John F. Kennedy -- Profiles in Courage
But Harris's theory was duly endorsed by a slate of heavyweights.
Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner -- Freakonomics
Although Adam never endorsed anyone, I didn't hesitate to let our comrades know who was favored.
Robert A. Heinlein -- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Not exactly a ringing endorsement.
Rick Riordan -- The Blood of Olympus
He stopped every attempt to draw Mrs. Gail Wynand into public life—to head committees, sponsor charity drives, endorse crusades.
Ayn Rand -- The Fountainhead
Despite the official endorsement, their faces still showed the doubt and fear they felt.
James A. Owen -- Here, There be Dragons
Fifty times had Ezra Stowbody informed the public that Carol had once asked, "Shall I indorse this check on the back?"
Sinclair Lewis -- Main Street

(editor's note: Today we would more commonly use endorse.)

He had a state-endorsed mandate to tie down disobedient little girls with leather straps.
Stieg Larsson -- The Girl Who Played with Fire
This was a good portion of her day, the touring of various departments, the introduction of new products, either Circle-made or Circle-endorsed.
Dave Eggers -- The Circle
That doesn't sound too good, sounds like an endorsement of nonconformity.
Neal Stephenson -- Snow Crash
A week later its board endorsed her effort.
Nicholas D. Kristof -- Half the Sky

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