All 5 Uses of
endorse
in
Atlas Shrugged
- At the age of forty, Dr. Robert Stadler addressed the nation, endorsing the establishment of a State Science Institute.†
Chpt 1.7 *endorsing = approving or supporting
- We can't give people the impression that we're endorsing that speech!†
Chpt 3.8
- Who's said anything about endorsing it?" snapped Mr. Thompson.†
Chpt 3.8
- He said, "When I endorsed the establishment of this Institute, one of these three damned me.†
Chpt 1.7
- He left, on the day when Robert Stadler endorsed the establishment of a State Science Institute.†
Chpt 3.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(endorse) to approve or supportThe 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 on the back of a check, something like "for deposit only," the account number, and signing
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, the British use endorse to reference adding a violation to someone's driving record.