Definition of "ratifying" [ratifying]

• Present participle of ratify. (verb)

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• "State legislators (who would be involved in ratifying the amendment) care more about policy than process (resulting in a DOA verdict in states with a house controlled by Democrats) and know how reliant they are upon the federal government for assitance in areas barred by thislaw."
• "Could it call a ratifying convention before Congress had officially submitted the Constitution to the states?"
• "One could be forgiven for thinking that all the haste in ratifying the Treaty of Lisbon has been to ensure that particular piece of the jigsaw falls neatly into place."