countersigning in the PONS Dictionary

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That decision must be countersigned by the prime minister to become valid.
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For example, a contract or other official document signed by the representative of a company may be countersigned by his supervisor to verify the authority of the representative.
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Any acts or decrees signed or issued by the king had to be countersigned by at least one of his ministers, who thus took responsibility for them.
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The relevant ministers had to countersign executive decrees for them to be binding.
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This person had to be countersigned by the territorial lord.
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The credit card agency also suggests to make cheques even safer, travellers should not countersign them until they are ready to cash them.
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The prime minister can also countersign decrees and laws passed by the president.
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The countersign has been mandatory since the revision of 1840.
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All the major laws were made and countersigned by me.
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However, in some armies, the countersign is strictly the reply of the sentry to the password given by the person approaching.
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