imprimatur
im pri mo ter
- n formal and explicit approval
- For some investors and fund-of-funds managers, the regulatory imprimatur that the SEC gave Madoff's brokerage may have communicated confidence in the investment products he sold on .
- Obama is an intelligent and thoughtful potential President, but Winfrey's imprimatur is unlikely to convey those traits to many undecided voters.
- One way that the Roman Catholic Church has traditionally tried to prevent the spread of error and heresy is by the use of the imprimatur.