{
    "term": "endorsement",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a public statement or action showing that you support somebody/something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The election victory is a clear endorsement of their policies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a letter of endorsement"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is hardly a **ringing endorsement** of the plan."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new design only received a lukewarm endorsement from head office."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These measures have the strong endorsement of the Labour party."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are now seeking endorsement for their ideas."
                },
                {
                    "text": "endorsement for the plan"
                },
                {
                    "text": "endorsement of the product by the Consumer Council"
                },
                {
                    "text": "her endorsement as leader of the delegation"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Recently Ramos has been seeking the president's endorsement as her successor."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["enthusiastic", "full", "overwhelming"],
                "verb + endorsement": ["be", "constitute", "imply"],
                "endorsement + noun": ["contract", "deal"],
                "preposition": ["endorsement as", "endorsement by", "endorsement for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a statement made in an advertisement, usually by somebody famous or important, saying that they use and like a particular product",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We are happy to give the product our full endorsement."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Business", "TV, radio and news"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["enthusiastic", "full", "overwhelming"],
                "verb + endorsement": ["be", "constitute", "imply"],
                "endorsement + noun": ["contract", "deal"],
                "preposition": ["endorsement as", "endorsement by", "endorsement for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "details of a driving offence recorded on somebody’s driving licence",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "How many endorsements can you have before you lose your licence?"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈdɔːsmənt/",
                "audio": "en/endorsement/endorsement__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈdɔːrsmənt/",
                "audio": "en/endorsement/endorsement__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}