cachet, gravitas, approbation, credence, endorsement, clout, carte blanche, cred, heft, legitimacy, prestige, kudos, assent, greenlight, approval, infallibility, aura, street cred, moniker, designation, credibility, patina, authority, backing, nod, appellation, ex cathedra, imprint, preeminence, blessing, recognition, hagiography, odium, tacit, credentials, primacy, deservedness, acquiescence, omniscience, toehold, apologia, acknowledgment, holy writ, stamp, respectability, kibosh, affirmation, short shrift, opprobrium, deference, concurrence, petard, trappings, plaudit, tacit consent, mystique, acclaim, prominence, noblesse oblige, sinecure, mantle, reputability, rebuke, connotations, notoriety, disavowal, renown, impetus, eclat, name, monicker, succor, primus inter pares, letterhead, bully pulpit, browbeating, highbrow, bailiwick, flummery, largesse, bona fides, authorization, pretense, insignia, chutzpah, suasion, stature, luster, overtones, beneficence, ex nihilo, pizazz, auspices, reproach, sobriquet, iconography, anointment, prerogatives, attribution, pantheon, encomium, signature, sanction, legitimization, authorisation, legitimation, mandate, permission, mandates, purview, ratification, guarantee, guaranty, fiat, guarantees, institution

nihil obstat, ok, okay, okeh, okey, visa

commendation

countenance, warrant