~Written by Max Stone

Everyday Definition: To approve, support, or sustain (found on Dictionary.com)

Election-Related Meaning: To approve, support, or have someone’s back; to agree with one’s beliefs (found on Dictionary.com)

Sentence from the News: “Senator Ted Kennedy and his niece Caroline, the daughter of former president John F. Kennedy, had endorsed Obama just a week earlier.” (found in the article, "Split Decision"

New Sentence: Because he thought it was for the good of the country, he endorsed the bill and it became a law.

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