imprimatur
/ˌɪmprɪˈmɑːtər/
noun
- Official approval or permission, especially from an authority.
- The project received the imprimatur of the school board.
- The new policy has the imprimatur of the company's CEO.
- Without the editor's imprimatur, the article could not be published.
- A mark or stamp indicating official approval, originally used by the Catholic Church for books.
- The imprimatur was stamped in red ink at the front of the manuscript.
- Collectors look for the imprimatur as a sign of authenticity.
- The old book had an imprimatur from the bishop on the title page.
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