endorsement

Noun

endorsement (countable and uncountable, plural endorsements)

1. The act or quality of endorsing
   • The association announced its endorsement of the policy.
   • The bank required that cheque endorsement be witnessed by a cashier.
2. An amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document (such as a driving licence).
   • Mr. Jones paid extra for the flood damage endorsement on his house insurance.
3. An instructor's signed acknowledgement of time practising specific flying skills.
   • Once she obtained the endorsement of her night flying hours, Joanna was approved to take the pilot's examination.
4. (certification) Permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence.
   • Wanted: Accredited teacher with Grade 12 mathematics endorsement.
   • To transport gasoline, truckers must have a valid licence and the hazardous materials endorsement.
5. Sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise.
   • After the Olympics, he was hoping to get an endorsement deal.
6. Support from an important, renowned figure of a media (celebrity, politics, sports, etc.), to get back up.
   • I'm not sure whether an endorsement from Donald Trump will help or hurt.