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Ratification [agentive]
A Ratifier responds to a Proposal constructed by another party to make it binding over the Ratifier's jurisdiction or constituency.
The ratification of the Kyoto protocol has been a long, hard slog.
The US|rat is considering ratifying the cybercrime treaty|pro.
The Malaysian government|rat will ratify the UN's anti-smoking programme|pro by the end of the year.
The ratification of the Kyoto protocol has been a long, hard slog.
The US|rat is considering ratifying the cybercrime treaty|pro.
The Malaysian government|rat will ratify the UN's anti-smoking programme|pro by the end of the year.
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- #1351
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- frm_ratification
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- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Ratification (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Ratification
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Proposal |
The idea or course of action proposed by another individual or body which the Ratifier endorses and makes binding.
President Aleksander Kwasniewski ratified protocols to the Europol Convention|pro. |
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| Ratifier |
The individual or body that confirms a Proposal negotiated or created by another party, causing it to become binding in a jurisdiction represented by the Ratifier. In the case of direct democratic ratification, the jurisdiction and the Ratifier are the same.
If we|rat ratify Management 's plan , we 'll have to take a drug test every week ! |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (4)
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| Manner |
Any description of the allowing which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). In addition, it may indicate salient characteristics of the Ratifier that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
It is no coincidence that the EU, on behalf of its 25 member states, has eagerly|man ratified Rotterdam and other treaties, no doubt seeing it as the perfect opportunity. |
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manner
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| Means |
An action of the Ratifier whereby they make binding the Proposal.
After Inuit approve the Labrador Inuit Land Claim Agreement, the province will ratify it by submitting it to the provincial cabinet for approval, and then signing it|mea. |
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state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The Place is where the Ratifier ratifies the Proposal.
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locative_relation
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| Time |
The Time is when the Ratifier makes the Proposal binding.
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Explanation |
The Explanation is the cognitive cause of the Ratifier's ratification.
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state_of_affairs
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| Purpose |
The Purpose is the goal of the Ratifier when they ratify the Proposal.
The South had to ratify these amendments to be readmitted to the Union|pur |
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state_of_affairs
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Frame-Frame Relations (0)
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Lexical Units (2)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| ratification.n | — | FN: the act of giving formal consent |
| ratify.v | — | COD: give formal consent to; make officially valid |
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