endorsement

英[ɪn'dɔːsm(ə)nt;en-] 美[ɪn'dɔrsmənt]

1. a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books);

"the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"

2. a speech seconding a motion;

"do I hear a second?"

3. formal and explicit approval;

"a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

4. a signature that validates something;

"the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement"

5. the act of endorsing;

"a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements"