What's the difference between declaration and ratification?

Declaration


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject; proclamation; exposition; as, the declaration of an opinion; a declaration of war, etc.
  • (n.) That which is declared or proclaimed; announcement; distinct statement; formal expression; avowal.
  • (n.) The document or instrument containing such statement or proclamation; as, the Declaration of Independence (now preserved in Washington).
  • (n.) That part of the process in which the plaintiff sets forth in order and at large his cause of complaint; the narration of the plaintiff's case containing the count, or counts. See Count, n., 3.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) On Friday, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry appeared to confirm those fears, telling reporters that the joint declaration, a deal negotiated by London and Beijing guaranteeing Hong Kong’s way of life for 50 years, “was a historical document that no longer had any practical significance”.
  • (2) Two years ago, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change declared Egypt's Nile Delta to be among the top three areas on the planet most vulnerable to a rise in sea levels, and even the most optimistic predictions of global temperature increase will still displace millions of Egyptians from one of the most densely populated regions on earth.
  • (3) It could provoke the gravest risk, that all three rating agencies declare a credit event and then there are big contagion risks for other countries," he said.
  • (4) The alignment of Clinton’s Iowa team, all but guaranteeing a declaration of her official campaign before the end of next month, was coming into view amid reports that she was due to address by the end of the week controversy over her use of a private email account as secretary of state.
  • (5) It was found that the increase of AMI patients admitted to our hospital was due to an increase in the hospitalization rate of AMI patients and the establishment of the coronary care unit (CCU) which allowed the admittance of patients who might have been declared dead out-of-hospital in the past.
  • (6) Aitken was subsequently declared bankrupt and went to prison.
  • (7) In Tokyo, the US president warned China against forcibly pressing its maritime claims, following Beijing's unilateral declaration last autumn of an air exclusion zone over Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea.
  • (8) They’re staying home,” Cruz declared in his speech.
  • (9) "We all want this information to be available now, not to emerge in a fragmented way, as and when individual declarations are made," he said.
  • (10) These limitations expressly declared in the ISO 2631 guide are also implicit in the other regulations proposed.
  • (11) While his citizens were being beaten and tormented in illegal detention, spokesmen for the then prime minister, Tony Blair, declared: "The Italian police had a difficult job to do.
  • (12) As well as a portrait of Austen, the new note will include images of her writing desk and quills at Chawton Cottage, in Hampshire, where she lived; her brother's home, Godmersham Park, which she visited often, and is thought to have inspired some of her novels, and a quote from Miss Bingley, in Pride and Prejudice: "I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!"
  • (13) Speaking about the player, who scored crucial goals for England during qualification for the 2014 World Cup, Hodgson said: “Andros was unlucky to lose his place in the squad when he wasn’t getting a regular game and he’s gone to Newcastle, got a regular game, and done very well there.” Expressing his delight in being selected, Townsend tweeted: “Huge honour to be named in provisional England squad for the euros ... Will give my all over next few weeks to try to make final squad!” Hodgson also declared himself pleased to include Jordan Henderson, who returned to action for Liverpool in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion having been out since early April with damaged knee ligaments.
  • (14) Having given my consent to Pavid's love declaration, I went home and properly lost my mind.
  • (15) Our later measures – parliament's power to declare peace and war, MPs to be subject to a right to recall, an end to the royal prerogative, an elected Lords – were about a 21st-century democracy, with citizenship to be founded on a new bill of rights and responsibilities and, in time, a written constitution.
  • (16) In my party there are no red lines, only firm convictions,” he declared.
  • (17) Former acting director of the CIA, Michael Morell, also weighed in for Clinton in a New York Times opinion piece on Friday, declaring: “Donald J Trump is not only unqualified for the job, but he may well pose a threat to our national security.” Republicans stumbling from the wreckage of a terrible week are worrying about how to contain the damage further down the ballot paper in November as people running for seats in Congress and at state level risk being swept away.
  • (18) Musk declared the spacecraft a big leap forward in technology.
  • (19) P eople in this country have had enough of experts,” declared Michael Gove last week .
  • (20) The residents in this zone are aware of the problem and a great proportion of them declare to be damaged in a greater or smaller magnitude.

Ratification


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The US signed Kyoto, but President Bill Clinton never submitted it for ratification to a hostile Senate, which made it clear it would oppose on economic grounds any deal that did not set binding targets for the developing world, code for China.
  • (2) Breakthrough as US and China agree to ratify Paris climate deal Read more The prime minister used her maiden speech at the United Nations in New York to say the UK remained determined to “play our part in the international effort against climate change … In a demonstration of our commitment to the agreement reached in Paris, the UK will start its domestic procedures to enable ratification of the Paris agreement and complete these before the end of the year,” she said.
  • (3) He suggested that Cameron might promise a referendum even if EU-wide ratification has already taken place.
  • (4) Jukka Leskelä, director of power generation at Finnish Energy Industries , which represents distribution companies, said: “We expect to have parliamentary ratification in December of the government’s positive decision in principle.” Rosatom, which will supply the reactor, currently holds a 34% stake in the project.
  • (5) While the US has signed the ATT, the Senate has vowed to reject the treaty’s ratification.
  • (6) The French parliament's recent ratification of the fiscal treaty drawn up by "Merkozy" before him was a fraught process, with those on the left of his party rebelling and others on the left taking to the streets.
  • (7) The government and its supporters have positioned the constitution's successful passage as both the only means of creating a stable and democratic state and as an informal ratification of former president Mohamed Morsi's overthrow.
  • (8) One advantage (and sometimes weakness) of that process was that commitments were only politically binding on member-states: the rules were easy to update in the light of experience, and did not need to go through lengthy ratification processes.
  • (9) Lizzie McLeod, senior policy adviser at UK NGO Traidcraft, which has protested against the treaty's ratification in Britain, said it could allow British companies to challenge the Colombian government over its land reform programme.
  • (10) These data were confronted with the needs resulting both from the present model of workers health care as well as with those arising from ratification of ILO Convention No 161 of 1985.
  • (11) Once endorsed, the controversial austerity package will be sent to the parliament for ratification.
  • (12) The new rules were first laid before parliament on June 13 under the negative resolution procedure, meaning that no formal parliamentary ratification is necessary.
  • (13) The politicisation of the European process of ratification has been most surprising and, at times, disconcerting.
  • (14) The Conservatives say Tony Blair's pledge in the 2005 election to hold a referendum on the EU constitution means that Britain's failure to hold a referendum on the Lisbon treaty – the son of the constitution – invalidates the parliamentary ratification process.
  • (15) Ratification by shareholders would lock Royal Mail into the agreement beyond its five-year term unless investors chose to overturn the charter at a later date.
  • (16) Cherry picking is not an option.” Barnier said that if the UK triggered article 50 by the end of March, as Theresa May has said she would, formal negotiations on Britain’s departure from the EU could start “a few weeks later”, but agreement would need to be reached by October 2018 to allow time for ratification.
  • (17) Although ILO health and safety standards are directed toward the enhancement of occupational health and safety practice, political issues impede their widespread application despite individual national ratifications.
  • (18) The EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, has stated that the ratification process alone for a UK-EU deal would take six months.
  • (19) The Troika is like a cat with a mouse, tormenting then eventually killing its plaything While ballymichael flags up the political hurdles that leaders are struggling to overcome: Germany is in the middle of its budget ratification process, and Schäuble yesterday was understandably being rhetorically kicked all around the Bundestag Chamber for not balancing the budget, even when the circumstances are so favourable, by the SPD and Greens.
  • (20) In addition to the appointment of a CEO by the losing candidate, the framework also calls for that post to be replaced by a new prime minister position after ratification by a Loya Jirga, or nationwide conference of elders and tribal chiefs.