USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ratify means to approve or enact a legally binding act that would not otherwise be binding in the absence of such approval. In the constitutional context, nations may ratify an amendment to an existing or adoption of a new constitution.

Detailed explanation-2: -See definition of ratify on Dictionary.com. verbaffirm, authorize.

Detailed explanation-3: -(esp. of governments or organizations) to agree in writing to a set of rules, or to officially approve a decision or plan: Four countries have now ratified the agreement.

Detailed explanation-4: -He has declined to say what he would do if the treaty were ratified before the general election. None of these agreements has yet been ratified, though. Another 34 countries have signed the convention but not yet ratified it.