Meaning of the word imprimatur in English

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imprimatur

US /ˌɪm.prɪˈmeɪ.t̬ɚ/
UK /ˌɪm.prɪˈmeɪ.t̬ɚ/

Noun

1.

official permission to do something that is given by a person or group in a position of power:

Example:
When he suspended the constitution and dissolved Congress, he had the imprimatur of the armed forces.
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