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Related: Russell Brand has endorsed Labour – and the Tories should be worried | Owen Jones Brand's endorsement will be viewed as a coup by Labour, as the comedian has a following of around half a million mostly younger people.
Party leadership figures lined up to persuade members to vote for an endorsement of "business of usual" on fiscal policy, albeit accepting some amended language committing us explicitly to prioritising sensible stuff like investment in infrastructure.
There was similar symbolism – the passing of the torch – when in early 2008 Barack Obama won the endorsement of Kennedy's brother, Teddy, and daughter, Caroline: once he had their blessing, Obama looked unbeatable.
Somehow, Jenkins then managed to introduce an endorsement for his bank from the Lord himself – or at least one of his representatives on Earth, in the form of the show's star guest, Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury.
It wasn't so long ago, of course, that Simon Cowell's serious political endorsement was ferociously sought by both major parties, with Gordon Brown said to have been in agonies to discover that the Sun's splash on the morning of the 2010 general election featured Cowell coming out for the Tories.
While he is the firm favourite of the bookies, Murphy suffered a setback within minutes of delivering his speech yesterday when Scotland's biggest union, Unison, came out in favour of the leftwing Findlay, and the second biggest, Unite, said Murphy had to do far more to win its endorsement.
The RSPH also wants tight controls on the promotion of e-cigarettes, such as the endorsement of particular brands by celebrities such as Mischa Barton, Bruno Mars and Rick Rock, and their positioning in shops, which can often be close to confectionery.
As part of the endorsement , which came at the end of his summary of a month of political interviews, Brand also addressed his previous comments during an interview with Jeremy Paxman on the BBC's Newsnight that people should not bother voting, saying he had learned since then.
But there were some qualifications to his endorsement regarding Scotland and the Green party.
The scale of this technological achievement is admirable, the logic behind it clear; but all this impressive architecture has been built without any political discussion about whether this is the right thing to do, or any endorsement from millions of members of the public, whose personal lives are now being recycled through giant databases.
The hen harrier, threatened by persecution from the landowning classes, has emerged as a symbol of the downtrodden and therefore the most 'Guardian' candidate (editorial endorsement pending).
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The noun "endorsement" primarily functions as a subject or object in a sentence, denoting the act of supporting or approving something publicly. Ludwig's examples showcase its use in political, commercial, and personal contexts, illustrating its versatility.
Expression frequency: Very common
