Word: countersign

Category: countersign

Law & Government, Reference, Computers & Electronics

Synonyms: countersign

eyeglass

Translations: countersign

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spanish
Translations:
refrendar
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german
Translations:
gegenzeichnung
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french
Translations:
contresignons, contresignent, contresigner, contresignez
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russian
Translations:
контрассигнация, скрепа, пароль
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czech
Translations:
spolupodepsat, kontrasignovat
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polish
Translations:
kontrasygnować, kontrasygnowanie, żyrować, kontrasygnatura, odwrócić, odwracać
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hungarian
Translations:
ellenjegyzés
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greek
Translations:
προσυπογράφω
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ukrainian
Translations:
контрасигнація, пароль
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estonian
Translations:
salasõna
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croatian
Translations:
lozinka, parola
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lithuanian
Translations:
slaptažodis
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latvian
Translations:
parole
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romanian
Translations:
parolă

The meaning and "use of": countersign

noun
  • a signal or password given in reply to a soldier on guard. - If two soldiers have the day's password and countersign , they can get physically close enough to kill each other without knowing that their uniforms don't match or their language isn't even the same.
verb
  • add a signature to (a document already signed by another person). - each check had to be signed and countersigned

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